NATO condemns China as a 'decisive enabler' of Russia's war in Ukraine in sternest rebuke to date

• In NATO's most serious denunciation of China to date, the military coalition has labeled Beijing a "decisive enabler" of Russia.
• The coalition called on Beijing to "cease all material and political support to Russia's war effort," specifically naming the transfer of "dual-use materials, such as weapons components, equipment, and raw materials that serve as inputs for Russia's defence sector."
• The alliance said Beijing "continues to pose systemic challenges to Euro-Atlantic security," underscoring the alleged disinformation stemming from the world's second-largest economy and its activities in space and cyberspace.

In NATO's most serious denunciation of China to date, the military coalition labeled Beijing a "decisive enabler" of Russia in its ongoing war in Ukraine and expressed concerns over its nuclear arsenal and "systemic challenges" to the coalition's security.

"The PRC has become a decisive enabler of Russia's war against Ukraine through its so-called 'no limits' partnership and its large-scale support for Russia's defence industrial base," a NATO communique said Wednesday, on the second day of a Washington summit celebrating the alliance's 75^th anniversary.  

The coalition further called on Beijing to "cease all material and political support to Russia's war effort," specifically naming the transfer of "dual-use materials, such as weapons components, equipment, and raw materials that serve as inputs for Russia's defence sector" — in NATO's first explicit accusation that the administration of Xi Jinping is providing military aid to Moscow.

Beijing has previously repeatedly denied supplying weapons to Russia in the war in Ukraine, but the two nations have maintained close trade relations throughout the conflict,