Russia has asked China for military equipment to continue the invasion of Ukraine.
Financial Times reported this regarding US officials.
The publication claims that Russia has asked for military and other assistance since the beginning of the invasion.
According to The New York Times, citing US officials, there are signs that Russia are running out of some kinds of weaponry as the war in Ukraine are extending into its third week. Moscow has also asked for economic assistance to compensate for financial losses through sanctions.
The publication notes that US officials have refused to talk about the types of military equipment that Moscow needs. Officials also declined to discuss any Chinese response to the requests.
That is why on Monday, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.
At the meeting, the newspaper writes that Sullivan will warn Jiechi that Beijing will face the consequences if it helps Moscow circumvent sanctions and continue the invasion.
"We are communicating directly, privately to Beijing, that large-scale attempts to evade sanctions or support Russia in enforcing them will undoubtedly have consequences," Sullivan stated in CNN on Sunday.
He also added that China "before the invasion was aware that Putin was planning something," but Beijing may not have known the full extent of the Russian leader's plans. "It is possible that Putin lied to them, just as he lied to Europeans and others," Jake Sullivan said.
According to The New York Times, the Biden administration hopes to persuade China to put pressure on Russia to change Putin's policy toward Ukraine. According to the interlocutors in the US presidential administration, China may limit itself to rhetorical support for Moscow and may not want to get even more confused with Putin, providing military support for the war.
According to US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, sanctions against Russia in response to the military invasion of Ukraine will limit, among other things, China's ability to buy oil from Russia.
Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said the United States could take "destructive" measures against Chinese companies that ignore sanctions against Russia.
On March 10, China refused to supply Russia with aircraft parts.