The United States has expressed significant concern regarding a report indicating that Russia is engaged in a covert drone warfare initiative in China, which seems to involve a Chinese company supplying lethal support to a Russian firm that is under U.S. sanctions, as stated by a White House representative on Wednesday.
The U.S. has not found any evidence suggesting that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) was aware of these dealings or that there was any governmental participation in supplying lethal aid to Russia, according to a spokesperson from the National Security Council (NSC).
“Nonetheless, the PRC government bears the responsibility to ensure that its companies do not provide lethal assistance,” the spokesperson emphasized.
According to two sources from a European intelligence agency and documents reviewed by Reuters, Russia has initiated a weapons program in China aimed at developing and manufacturing long-range attack drones for deployment in the conflict in Ukraine.
“The transactions highlight that the PRC government’s efforts are evidently falling short,” the NSC spokesperson remarked.
The United States is ready to take swift action against the Chinese companies mentioned in the Reuters report and will investigate which banks facilitated transactions with the sanctioned Russian entity, the spokesperson added.
Washington will also collaborate with its European allies to determine the next steps.
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