Russia’s “war machine” is being enabled by Chinese support which “has to stop,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on June 18. Speaking at a joint news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, both officials criticized Beijing and its relationship with the Kremlin. Although China officially maintains a neutral stance on Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine and denies providing lethal aid, Beijing and Moscow continue to strengthen their ties, underscored by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Chinese leader Xi Jinping in May. Blinken said China was providing suppo…