China would bear some of the costs if Russia were to invade Ukraine, warned White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Feb. 6. “We believe that Beijing will end up owning some of the costs of a Russian invasion of Ukraine and that they should calculate that as they consider their engagements with the Russian government over the next couple of weeks,” Sullivan told NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The United States has threatened sanctions against Russia, targeting Russian government and military leaders, and firms in the country’s banking and financial sectors. Those possible sanctions, Sullivan said, would “have an impact on China because they will go at the financial system of Russia, which of course engages the Chinese economy as well.” Sullivan’s comments come just days after Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in person in Beijing. The two released a lengthy statement following their …