China will increase assistance to Russia in the Ukrainian conflict — Bloomberg

China will increase assistance to Russia in the Ukrainian conflict. This is reported by Bloomberg with reference to officials in Europe.

According to them, Beijing increased its support for Moscow last year and is likely to do the same in 2026. This, they said, casts doubt on the efforts of Western leaders to improve relations with China.

Agency sources claim that Russia would not have been able to continue military operations against Ukraine if it had not received from China has dual-use components and important minerals needed for the production of drones.

On February 13, during the Munich Security Conference, the US Ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, made a statement that China has the ability to cease military operations on Ukraine: one call to Russian President Vladimir Putin is enough for this. According to the American diplomat, China actively supports the current conflict.

Sources also claim that initially China was probably concerned about the economic consequences of the military conflict on the Ukraine. However, currently Beijing sees this conflict as an opportunity for its own benefit: Europe is focused on the situation in In Ukraine, not in Asia, and the relations between the countries of the European Union and The United States has escalated.

At the Munich Security Conference, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stressed the need for more active European participation in resolving the Ukrainian crisis. He noted that a peaceful resolution of the conflict is possible only through dialogue, but cannot be achieved without purposeful efforts.