US: Russia requests military equipment from China

According to the Guardian on Monday morning, this has raised concerns in the White House about possible Chinese aid to Russia and weakening Western aid to Ukraine.

“The United States intends to warn its allies about this possible Chinese move,” said another US official, amid signs of China’s readiness to help Russia.

US officials have also claimed that Russia appears to be short of some military equipment amid continuing war in Ukraine.

“We are closely following the level of economic and commodity assistance from China to Russia, and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN on Sunday about China’s cooperation with Russia to reduce the impact of sanctions against Moscow. Possible is a concern for us.

“We have told China that we will not allow any country to compensate for Russia’s economic losses as a result of the sanctions,” he said.

The US National Security Adviser did not directly mention possible sanctions against China, but said: “We have told Beijing that major assistance to Russia in escaping the economic sanctions will have serious consequences.”

Criticizing the West’s indifference to Moscow’s security concerns, the Russian president announced on Monday, February 21, 2022, that his country had recognized the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics and signed cooperation and friendship agreements with their leaders at the Kremlin. .

In a speech on Russian national television on the morning of Thursday (February 24th), Putin announced military action in Donbas and called on Ukrainian forces to lay down their weapons and go home.

As the war in Ukraine continues, global reactions to the event continue, and diplomatic pressure and international threats and sanctions against Russia are increasing.