China supplies Russia with component base for missile production - Middle East researcher Danylov

He shared his opinions with Espreso TV.

"There is no evidence that China has sold, is selling or is going to sell weapons to Russia. If anything is supplied to Russia, it is non-lethal military assistance. And the most important and most annoying thing for us is the component base for the production of missiles or other equipment. The Chinese, at the moment, are not interested in Russia losing. But they are even more uninterested in becoming a party to the conflict and receiving sanctions or negative consequences from the war," Danylov emphasized.

The deputy director of the Center for Middle East Studies also added that China will not supply weapons to Russia.

"Let's imagine a situation where Russia starts losing catastrophically and its defeat is clear. Supplying weapons will not solve anything and the Chinese will be sanctioned. The Chinese will act rationally," Danylov said.

• Meanwhile, US officials claimed that China could provide non-lethal military aid to Russia for use in Ukraine, such as uniforms or even bulletproof vests. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that if the country supported Russia's armed aggression, it would have "serious consequences for interstate relations."

• The US warned China against making a decision to provide Russia with lethal military assistance.

• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns of the risk of world war if China supports Russia in the war with Ukraine.