NewsUS concerns as Russia builds secret drones in China

US concerns as Russia builds secret drones in China

The USA is responding to reports from Reuters that Russia is developing a secret long-range drone program in China. "The United States is deeply concerned about these reports," said the spokesperson for the White House National Security Council.

The White House has already commented on the disaster in Russia.
The White House has already commented on the disaster in Russia.
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7:06 PM EDT, September 25, 2024

The spokesperson noted that the White House has not observed anything so far to suggest that the Chinese government was aware of these activities. However, he emphasized that China has an obligation to ensure that companies from their country are not supplying lethal weapons to Russia for use in Ukraine.

He added that the USA is ready to take immediate action against identified Chinese companies, based on documents cited by Reuters, and to investigate which banks facilitated transactions with the sanctioned Russian entity.

Moscow's secret program in China

Earlier on Wednesday, Reuters reported that Russia is implementing a secret program in China to design and produce long-range assault drones for use in the war with Ukraine. According to documents obtained by Reuters, a subsidiary of the Russian state-owned arms conglomerate Almaz-Antey— IEMZ Kupol — designed and conducted a test flight of the new Garpija-3 drone model in China with the help of local specialists.

Kupol, Almaz-Antey, and the Russian defense ministry did not respond to Reuters' request for comment. The Chinese Foreign Ministry, however, stated that they are unaware of any such project and added that China has strict export control procedures for drones.

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