At a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Italy on Thursday ( Apr 18 ), the United States urged the European countries to put more pressure on China, as Beijing is accused of supporting Russia’s military expansion.
The Americans want to see more force from Europe to reduce their military support for Russia at a time when, in particular, Russian troops are gaining ground in Ukraine following the invasion of February 2022, according to Washington.
In addition to the United States, the G7 countries include Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Japan and Italy, which holds the president this time.
During a running program devoted to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, US diplomats spoke with diplomats from the US and raised their concerns during his arrival on the European resort island of Capri on Wednesday.
China is” contributing to Russia’s potential to sue” the conflict in ways that threaten all of Europe, a senior US official told investigators on condition of anonymity.
” In creating this technological foundation they are expanding Russia’s ability to produce products, produce weapons, and it ought to provide one pause about what that power is going to be” afterward, he said.