The US and British intelligence agencies have evidence that China is preparing to provide Russia with lethal aid for use in the war against Ukraine. This was reported by Reuters.
This was stated by British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps at a conference in London.
“Lethal aid is now or will be coming from China to Russia and Ukraine, and I consider this a significant development,” he said.
Shapps did not provide evidence to support his claim.
“We should be concerned about this because in the early days of this war, China would like to present itself as a deterrent to Russian President Vladimir Putin,” he added.
As you know, last month the Chinese Embassy in the United States stated that it did not provide weapons to Russia, adding that China “is not a producer or party involved in the Ukrainian crisis.”
However, China continues to sell to Russia technologies for mass production of drones and weapons components, thus helping the aggressor country to achieve its military goals in the war against Ukraine.
Earlier this month, Putin visited China, where he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping pledged a “new era” of partnership that means confronting the United States on a range of security issues and taking a common view on everything from Taiwan to Ukraine.
