Overview
- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning reiterated that nuclear weapons must not be used and said she was not familiar with a disputed Russian claim that the UK and France plan nuclear transfers to Kyiv.
- China’s UN envoy Fu Cong said Beijing has supplied no lethal weapons to any party and enforces strict controls on dual-use exports.
- Fu accused the United States of smearing China’s role and engaging in political manipulation intended to stoke bloc confrontation.
- China denounced the UK’s expanded Russia sanctions that target entities including some in China, vowing to defend its lawful interests.
- Western support for Ukraine increased with new packages from Canada (about CA$2 billion in military aid plus sanctions), Sweden (roughly $1.4 billion), and Britain (£500 million for air defenses), as the war remains stalemated and talks show no breakthrough.