Mobilenews24x7 Bureau
Washington, March 18 : US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold discussions on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Friday, according to the White House. In a briefing on Thursday, Press Secretary Jen Psaki said, “It is a high concern and significant concern. Our secretary of state just conveyed that and certainly our concerns about China assisting Russia in any way — as they invade a foreign country — is of significant concern and the response to that would be consequences.
“I’m just not going to outline what these consequences will look like. The President obviously will speak with President Xi tomorrow and he’ll speak directly about that.” According to CNN, this telephonic conversation will be the first known discussion between the two leaders since November. It comes after recent assertions from US officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, that Russia has asked China for military support in Ukraine. Beijing and Moscow have both refuted the claims. Earlier, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan and top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi held a meeting in Rome. During the meeting, Sullivan warned his Chinese counterpart of “potential implications and consequences” for Beijing should support for Moscow be forthcoming, a senior administration official said.
