U.S. nationwide safety adviser Jake Sullivan warned China that there can be “actual prices” if Beijing decides to supply army assist to Russia. He provides to a regular drumbeat of commentary on the problem from U.S. officers, who’ve assessed that Beijing has not but supplied deadly army assist.
Sullivan’s feedback come as Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a Russian ally, is about to journey to China on Tuesday.
Right here’s the newest on the battle and its ripple results throughout the globe.
Evaluation from our correspondents
An ungainly stress lies beneath the West’s assist for Ukraine: A 12 months in the past, Zelensky and his political allies bucked standard knowledge by surviving the preliminary Russian onslaught and even delivering a shocking humiliation by routing a Russian try to seize Kyiv, writes Ishaan Tharoor for the At present’s WorldView e-newsletter.
Now, within the second 12 months of the battle, there’s an intensifying deal with the way it will finish. Because the battle continues, it’s enjoying out as a check of wills.
