The West must not risk being blackmailed by China, as it was by Russia - that’s the lesson from the Ukraine war, warned Jens Stoltenberg in his final speech as Nato secretary general.
The West must not risk being blackmailed by China, as it was by Russia – that’s the lesson from the Ukraine war, warned Jens Stoltenberg in his final speech as Nato secretary general.The West must not risk being blackmailed by China, as it was by Russia – that’s the lesson from the Ukraine war, warned Jens Stoltenberg in his final speech as Nato secretary general.At the time of the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia was the largest source of Europe’s pipeline gas.
Two years on, the EU has drastically cut pipeline gas imports from Russia. Sanctions make it illegal to import Russian coal, oil and liquefied natural gas . But there are exceptions and loopholes. Landlocked Hungary, for example, continues to receive two-thirds of its gas from Russia.“Depending on Chinese rare earth minerals, exporting advanced technologies and allowing foreign control over critical infrastructure weakens our resilience and creates risks.
Nato’s 32 members have collectively declared that China’s “ambitions and coercive policies continue to challenge our interests, security and values”. China has denied sending Russia weapons for its war in Ukraine, but analysts believe China does supply useful components – so-called ‘dual-use items’ – that Russia can no longer source from the West.
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