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A report from the United States has emerged that Russia, which continues to raise the level of its offensive, has asked China to provide military equipment.

The US has warned that China will pay the price if it helps Russia.



Correspondent Kim Jong-won from New York sent this message.



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is a New York Times article about Russia asking China for military equipment and economic support.



China has denied the news as fake news, but the US has issued a strong warning to China.



[Jake Sullivan/White House National Security Adviser: I have made it clear with Beijing that we will never stand by and will not allow any action to make up for Russia's losses from sanctions.

We will never allow a lifeline to be linked to Russia, which is subject to economic sanctions.]



The death of an American reporter covering Ukraine in Ukraine will make Russia pay the price.




[Jake Sullivan / White House National Security Adviser: (The death of the American reporter) is a shocking and horrifying incident.

Another example of Putin's atrocities.

We are doing everything we can to make Putin pay the price.]



Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman also threw a warning message to China in a TV interview today (14th).



Deputy Secretary Sherman said she wanted China to "look carefully at what's going on in Russia" and she said she would "do whatever it takes to stop China from taking Taiwan."



He even raised the level of pressure on China by directly discussing the Taiwan issue, which China is sensitive to.



Adviser Sullivan meets with State Councilor Yang Jiechi in charge of foreign affairs for China today in Rome, Italy.



Ukraine and North Korea are expected to be discussed, and they are expected to ask China to convince Russia and North Korea.



The United States, which is adhering to economic sanctions rather than military intervention, is struggling to maximize the effect of pressure on Russia.



(Video coverage: Lee Sang-wook, video editing: Jung Yong-hwa)



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