U.S. NATO Envoy Warns China Over ‘Subsidizing’ Russia’s War In Ukraine

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• The US ambassador to NATO said China needs to be "called out for their subsidizing" of Russia's war in Ukraine.
• NATO ambassador Matthew Whitaker said "China thinks they're fighting a proxy war through Russia" to keep the US and its allies occupied.
• The US has threatened to impose tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil, including China, with Whitaker saying "the secondary sanctions are going to be significant".

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China’s imports of Russian oil have climbed since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Washington and other capitals allied with Kyiv view such oil purchases as a form of tacit support for Russia, helping to bolster its economy and undercut sanctions. Russia’s crude exports hit a one-month high ahead of Trump’s tariff threat on buyers of Russian oil.

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