Russia has asked China for military equipment in support of the invasion of Ukraine, raising fears in the US that Beijing may undermine Western efforts to help Ukrainian forces defend their country.
This was reported by a Financial Times report from Washington on Sunday night, citing US officials.
The Russian request is for "military equipment and other assistance" and has been made since the beginning of the invasion. Officials have refrained from specifying what kind of Chinese equipment Moscow is requesting.
Another British newspaper source says that Washington is preparing to alert allies to these facts, "amid some indications that China may be preparing to help Russia."
Other officials have cited indications of shortages of some types of weaponry in Russian forces.
The White House and the Chinese embassy in the US capital declined to comment on this information.
It should be noted that on Monday, President Biden's national security adviser will meet in Rome with Beijing's top foreign policy official Yang Jiechi. The FT sources say Mr. Sullivan will sternly warn China that attempts to help Russia will have consequences.
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