China is considering providing weapons to Russia to support its offensive in Ukraine, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken warned today, quoted by France Presse.

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Blinken made the announcement today after meeting yesterday with China's top foreign policy official, Wang Yi, a member of the ruling Communist Party's Politburo.

"We talked about the war being waged by Russia and the concerns we have about the fact that China is considering providing lethal aid to Russia," the top US diplomat told CBS.

Asked to elaborate, he replied tersely, "Mostly weapons."

The US Secretary of State did not reveal specific data to support his claims, but warned of serious consequences for China if it militarily assists Russia.

Chinese companies are already providing "non-lethal aid" to Moscow, he added.

Last night, Blinken and Wang Yi met on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, a conversation described by the US State Department as "candid and direct".

Yesterday at the forum, US Vice President Kamala Harris already questioned China's neutrality.

The United States is "alarmed by the fact that Beijing has deepened its relations with Moscow since the beginning of the war," she stressed, quoted by AFP.

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Wang Yi, for his part, said during the informal conversation that China adheres to principles, promotes peace talks and has always played a constructive role, a spokesman for China's foreign ministry said today, as quoted by Xinhua.

"We will never accept finger-pointing and even coercion by the US on the issue of Sino-Russian relations," Wang said.

Arms supplies to Ukraine were a leading topic at the three-day conference in Munich that ended today.

American congressmen from both parties said that Ukrainian representatives at the forum urged them to press President Joe Biden for Washington to give Kiev F-16 fighter jets, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.

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