White House comments on Russia’s secret war drones project in China

This was reported by Reuters with reference to the spokesperson for the White House National Security Council, Ukrinform saw.

The U.S. has not seen anything so far to suggest that the Chinese authorities were aware of these transactions or that there has been any government involvement in providing lethal assistance to Russia, said the spokesperson.

However, China's government "also has a responsibility to ensure its companies are not providing lethal assistance", according to the spokesperson, who believes these transactions "are further evidence that the PRC government’s efforts are clearly not meeting the mark".

The U.S. stands prepared to take immediate action against the Chinese firms exposed in the Reuters report and to look into which banks facilitated the transactions with a sanctioned Russian entity, the NSC official said.

He added that Washington will coordinate with its European partners on next steps.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, Russia has apparently set up a project in China to design and produce long-range attack drones intended for use in the war against Ukraine.