Eric Edelman:
Well, as you know, Presidents Putin and Xi signed a document saying they had an unlimited partnership.
And I think what the U.S. officials and what Jake Sullivan were doing were trying to actually hem in the limits of that partnership and make sure to their Chinese interlocutors that the — there will be real costs, not just in the U.S.-China relationship, but more broadly, if China, for instances, were to violate its sanctions, even, as Bonnie was saying, finding creative ways around the sanctions.
But, in particular, I think, they were trying to convey that providing military assistance to Russia at this point in time would create real — some real difficulties, because it does raise all sorts of escalation issues.
My understanding from seeing some press reporting is that what allegedly was being asked of China was for surface-to-air missile, drones, which had been very effective, and actually used by Ukraine, logistics vehicles, like heavy trucks, armored vehicles, but also things like MREs, meals ready to eat, prepackaged food, which tells you just how poorly this operation was planned by the Russians and how much they're bumping up against the logistical obstacles.
And if China were to help Russia overcome some of those logistical obstacles, it would clearly change, potentially, the situation on the battlefield in Ukraine, which is not going well for Russia right now.
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