EU to press China over drones for Russia, warns of ‘consequences’

We’ll obviously have to look very closely to see if China is moving away from its position of neutrality on the Ukraine conflict, which it has held publicly until now,

said one EU diplomat

We have had reports from intelligence sources on the existence of a factory inside China producing drones which are shipped to Russia,

said the senior EU official, granted anonymity to speak on the sensitive matter

If we finally confirm there is a transfer of drones [from China to Russia], then that will have consequences,

added the official, who declined to spell out what those consequences could be