Russia asks China for military support, but the Chinese deny it
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Russia asked China for military equipment that it could use in its invasion of Ukraine, the Financial Times wrote on Sunday evening. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Chinese embassy in the US said he did not know anything about such a request.
However, the US is to prepare to warn its allies about signals that China may be preparing to support Russia. American officials cited by the FT also estimate that Russia is running out of armaments, as the war in Ukraine is already entering its third week.
The newspaper notes that information about possible Chinese support for Russia appears on the eve of a meeting between Jake Sullivan, US national security adviser, and Yang Jiechi, the highest official of Chinese foreign policy. The meeting is to be held in Rome, and Sullivan, FT writes, will want to warn China there that any attempts to help Russia in the invasion or avoid Western sanctions will have consequences.
