China has stopped selling drones to Ukraine and European countries, but continued deliveries to Russia, Bloomberg writes with reference to statements by the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and its sources. “Chinese is open to Russians, but closed to Ukrainians. There are production lines on the territory of Russia where there are Chinese representatives, ”said Zelensky. According to the European official, whom Bloomberg spoke with, Zelensky’s remark corresponds to the EU’s own estimates. He says that China, apparently, also reduced the supply of some components of drones to Western customers (for example, magnets used in drones), at the same time increasing supplies to Russia. In Beijing, they deny the supply of weapons of any of the sides and claim that they control the export of dual-purpose goods that can be used for military purposes. “China’s position on the issue of Ukraine was consistent and clear: we are committed to the cessation of war and the promotion of peaceful negotiations,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement by Bloomberg. 2024, Beijing, announced the ban on the export of all civilian drones that could be used for military purposes, and in December Bloomberg reported that China began to limit the sale of key components of drones in the USA and Europe. At the same time, as Bloomberg wrote, Russian and Chinese companies began the joint development of shock drone, similar in characteristics to the Iranian “Shahds”, which Russia uses in the war with Ukraine. (Tagstotranslate) News
