Posted on 03/13/2022 2:04:12 PM PDT by NoLibZone
Russia has asked China for military equipment to support its invasion of Ukraine, according to US officials, sparking concern in the White House that Beijing may undermine western efforts to help Ukrainian forces defend their country.
US officials told the Financial Times that Russia had requested military equipment and other assistance since the start of the invasion. They declined to give details about what Russia had requested.
Another person familiar with the situation said the US was preparing to warn its allies, amid some indications that China may be preparing to help Russia. Other US officials have said there were signs that Russia was running out of some kinds of weaponry as the war in Ukraine extends into its third week.
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Has MUTINY Millet called China yet to let them know he’ll disregard any CIC orders if Nancy doesn’t like them , and to get today’s party line ?
Unseemly, isn’t it.
No REAL American supports China in any way.
Financial Times is as dependable and accurate as MSNBC.
But the US corporations have built them up.
Putin says US supplying weapons means US is a target.
So, if China supplies weapons, are they a target ?
Grad rockets were identified early on as a munition that they would likely run low on, if they had to bombard the cities into submission (as they now have begun). There was reportedly a several month delay for Russian factories to produce more, and sanctions on key components and materials might prevent it. Likely some of their missiles are running low too.
They will need such munitions, to commit the massive war crimes against civilians, that they appear to be hanging their strategy on.
Doesn’t matter if its a desperation move.
Russia is already China’s Ally against the west now. There is no turning back from this, the ships have all been burned down. The West burned them down in response to the invasion. So China, Russia, and basically all of the Asian continent might as well cooperate as they can.
Stupid foreign policy. Absolute trash to ensure all of the Asian nations to basically be forced to be against the West.
You ignore history and geography, the Russia-China alliance is only one of immediate convenience. It will disappear as soon as the current international issue leaves the front pages. They are natural enemies; geography makes them so. That long border difficult to monitor & control with the territory north of it (Siberia) sparsely populated by Russians (Who might now prefer to think of themselves as Siberians!). Also, long interior lines of defense\supply if you’re a Russian defending, if you’re Chinese much shorter lines of defense\supply. It’s not well known but Russia has a border problem now with China similar to the US, nowhere near in scope of the US but growing. As Russia weakens and they will no matter how this turns out for Putin. China strengthens vis-a-vis the Russians, the poorly settled and still poorly controlled Russian Far East will beckon more and more. Xi, his advisors, any successors in the wings and know this!
True, I wouldn't mind though if the government stopped wasting money on CDC commercials and shifted the marketing funds to PSA's on suggesting we consider buy in America.
Not ignoring it. I’m saying that for a period of time Russia and China will have a compelling mutual interest to work together to undermine the USA and the Western alignment of nations from the New World.
This isn’t the middle ages or 1900’s. The factor they are working with is a very powerful United States and WEF Globalists.
Its a problem which has been underlined and underscored by the the implementation of all the sanctions. Even when you have money and influence, sanctions will work poorly over time in this case because not every country is going along with it, especially China.
I think you overstate, but ok.
Nope. The Duma replaced the Congress of People's Deputies of Russia, which replaced the Supreme Soviet of Russia, which replaced the All-Russian Congress of Soviets and the All-Russian Central Executive Committee. I think you maybe are out of your element here.
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