China may have talked Russian President Vladimir Putin out of deploying nuclear weapons amid Russia’s war against Ukraine, outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the Financial Times on Friday.

China has tried to walk a diplomatic tightrope since the onset of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While they have not officially endorsed Russia’s aggression, the U.S. has criticized China for providing material support in the form of dual-use items that Russia has used on the battlefield, including semiconductors, drone components, sensors, earthmovers, and nitrocellulose, an ingredient in rocket propellent.

Blinken told the outlet that China may have used its influence over Russian President Vladimir Putin to dial back his threats to use nuclear weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine.

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