“China could call [Russian President] Vladimir Putin and end this war tomorrow and cut off his dual-purpose technologies that they’re selling,” Whitaker said during a Friday panel at the Munich Security Conference. “China could stop buying Russian oil and gas.”“You know, this war is being completely enabled by China,” the US envoy added. US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday. China is also the biggest buyer of Russia’s crude oil shipments even as international pressure intensifies on Moscow’s critical oil trade. The Munich conference, which ends today, attracts global policy leaders to discuss foreign relations and international security.

Source: Taipei Times February 14, 2026 17:22 UTC