Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union’s top diplomat that Beijing can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine as this could allow the United States to turn its full attention to China,

China cannot afford for Russia to lose the war in Ukraine, Beijing’s foreign minister has said, in unguarded comments to European officials.

China denies giving Russia military support According to the Hong Kong-based outlet, the statement was made during a four-hour meeting between the diplomats in Brussels on June 3. Sources said Wang explained China’s position by warning that “if Russia loses the war,