Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin discussed Beijing's indirect support for Russia's war in Ukraine during his first in-person meeting with his Chinese counterpart.
Minister of National Defense Dong Jun on Friday on the margins of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. The two leaders discussed a number of problems including Chinese and North Korean contributions, direct and indirect, to Russia’s war efforts.
China’s Defense Minister Dong Jun, center, walks out after a bilateral meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore on Friday, May 31, 2024. The U.S. and NATO have sought to dissuade possible Russian allies from providing battlefield support for them, though to varying degrees of success. They have announced sanctions against various people and entities they believe are involved in the network that allows for these weapons transfers to take place.Russia’s use of North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine after previously concluding its use of Iranian one-way attack drones.
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