Posted on 03/13/2022 1:02:17 PM PDT by fluorescence
WASHINGTON — Russia asked China to give it military equipment and support for the war in Ukraine after President Vladimir V. Putin began a full-scale invasion last month, according to U.S. officials.
Russia has also asked China for additional economic assistance, to help counteract the battering its economy has taken from broad sanctions imposed by the United States and European and Asian nations, according to an official.
American officials, determined to keep secret their means of collecting the intelligence on Russia’s requests, declined to describe further the kind of military equipment Moscow is seeking. The officials also declined to discuss any reaction by China to the requests.
President Xi Jinping of China has strengthened a partnership with Mr. Putin and has stood by him as Russia has stepped up its military campaign, destroying cities in Ukraine and killing hundreds or thousands of civilians. American officials are watching China closely to see whether it will act on any requests of aid from Russia. Jake Sullivan, the White House national security adviser, is scheduled to meet on Monday in Rome with Yang Jiechi, a member of the Chinese Communist Party’s elite Politburo and director of the party’s Central Foreign Affairs Commission.
Mr. Sullivan intends to warn Mr. Yang about any future Chinese efforts to bolster Russia in its war or undercut Ukraine, the United States and their partners.
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Russia may be weak but they still have nukes to protect Siberia.
Forget veritas project !!!
Russia Russia Russia !!!
China China China !!!
Ukrain Ukraine Ukraine !!!
Oh, and
Russia Russia Russia !!!
I’m sure it’s in one of the 50 contracts Russia and China signed back in February to set up their “New World Order “. Move over , Klaus.
Nope. More like our proxy Japan will take out Chinese & Russian carriers. China fears Japan, for good reason.
Japan needs to recognize the reality of the fading American credibility. Japan needs an independent nuclear deterrent, a Japanese retaliatory nuclear capability, a Japanese bomb with a Japanese finger on the button.
Putin: “Everything going as planned”
Putin to China: “We need help”
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