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UK Defence Secretary claims evidence of China delivering weapons to Russia

Khrystyna Bondarieva , Alona Mazurenko — Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 15:06

UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps on Wednesday accused China of providing or preparing to provide lethal weaponry to Russia for use in the war against Ukraine.

Source: Reuters, citing Shapps, as reported by European Pravda

Shapps stated at a conference in London that American and British military intelligence have evidence that "lethal aid is now, or will be, flowing from China to Russia and into Ukraine."

The minister said that "it is a significant development".

Quote: "We should be concerned about that because in the earlier days of this war China would like to present itself as a moderating influence on Russian President Vladimir Putin," he added.

Shapps also noted that "we have evidence that Russia and China are collaborating on combat equipment for use in Ukraine."

"As we saw from Putin’s state visit to Beijing and the 64% growth in trade between Russia and China since the full-scale invasion…they’re covering each other’s back," the British minister said.

Ukrainska Pravda

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If true, that doesn’t bode well for Ukraine.

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Its not true. Chasiv Yar was the next major target west of Bakhmut. How long ago did it fall? Russia still doesn't control Chasiv Yar and every assault they tried to send in since the beginning of April got absolutely hammered. They've made so.e progress of late when they started going at it from 3 directions.

But Ukraine pulled their best and brightest out of there to go defend Kharkiv when everyone knew that Russia didn't have enough to take Kharkiv. So they pull a bunch of their defenders from there and Russia still can't control it? Doesn't even make any sense.