MEP from the Netherlands Thijs Reuten raised the issue of the possibility of imposing sanctions against China if it is established that Beijing supplies weapons to Russia. Political scientist Ivan Mezyukho, commenting on Reuten's request in an interview with RT, expressed the opinion that the discussion of such an initiative can be called a vivid manifestation of double standards.

He doubted that Europe today is able to restrain China's economic growth by imposing sanctions. On April 5, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said there was no evidence that China had provided weapons to Russian.