 If China enters the game, the West will have to increase aid to Ukraine. If China starts supplying weapons to Russia, the West will have to increase aid to Ukraine. This was stated by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. It will mean that Ukraine needs to continue to be supported more. He said of possible Chinese supplies. According to him, in this case, the role of China as a peaceful mediator or someone who can influence Russia will be weakened. Earlier, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that China is seriously considering the possibility of providing lethal assistance to Russia. In turn, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said that the US military did not record the transfer of weapons from China to Russia, but do not exclude such a possibility. In response to this, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Mao Nying, declared the unacceptability of US threats and pressure on Russian-Chinese relations in the context of China's military assistance to Russia.