NATO accuses China of fuelling Putin’s war in Ukraine

Matthew Cranston, Andrew Tillett and Jessica Sier

Updated Jul 11, 2024 – 1.20pm, first published at 9.12am

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Washington/ Canberra/ Tokyo | NATO allies on Wednesday (Thursday AEST) called China a “decisive enabler” of Russia’s war against Ukraine and demanded Beijing halt shipments of “weapons components” and other technology critical to rebuilding Russia’s military.

In NATO’s most serious rebuke against Beijing, the 32 members and their allies approved a sternly worded statement at their summit in Washington that made clear China is becoming a focus of the military alliance.

Matthew Cranston was The Australian Financial Review’s United States correspondent.

Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery.

Jessica Sier is the North Asia Correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. She is based in Tokyo, Japan. Jessica has previously written on technology, global capital markets and economics.