(5 Apr 2023)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NATO, Brussels, Belgium - 5 April 2023
1. Arrival of NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to press conference
2. View of a journalist
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary-General:
"When it comes to China, of course we are monitoring very closely what China does. Any provision of lethal aid to Russia from China will be a big mistake with profound consequences. So far we have not been able to confirm any provision of lethal aid. But this is something that we follow very closely and we also communicate very clearly that this will be a big mistake."
4. View of a camera
5. Departure view of Stoltenberg
STORYLINE:
NATO’s 31 member countries warned Wednesday of “profound consequences” should China start sending weapons and ammunition to Russia.
“Allies have been clear that any provision of lethal aid to Russia from China will be a big mistake with profound consequences.,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters after chairing a meeting of the organization’s foreign ministers in Brussels.
Stoltenberg declined to say what the implications of such a move might be, but warned only that it would involve “severe consequences.”
“At a time when Beijing and Moscow are pushing back against the rules-based international order, it is even more important that we continue to stand together,” he said.
Video shot for AP by Marta Fiorin
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