NATO Secretary Stoltenberg May Sanction China for Helping Russia

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NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg: China is trying to get it both ways. China is propping up the Russian war economy. They are sharing a lot of technologies, microelectronics, which are key for Russia to build missiles, weapons they use against Ukraine.

But at the same time, China tries to maintain normal economic relationships with European NATO allies.

Questioner: So you think there should be sanctions, perhaps?

NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg: At some stage, we should consider some kind of economic cost if China doesn't change their behavior. Because now, China is the main supporter of Russia's war effort, war aggression against Ukraine, the biggest war in Europe since the Second World War.

And at the same time, they're trying to have a normal relationship with European allies. And this cannot work in the long run.