Article 6ASS0 China agreed to secretly arm Russia, leaked Pentagon documents reveal

China agreed to secretly arm Russia, leaked Pentagon documents reveal

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Amy Hawkins
from US news | The Guardian on (#6ASS0)

Intercept of Russian intelligence shows Beijing wanted to disguise lethal aid as civilian items, says report

China approved the provision of lethal aid to Russia for its war in Ukraine but wanted any shipments to remain a secret, according to leaked US government documents.

A top-secret intelligence summary dated 23 February states that Beijing had approved the incremental provision of weapons to Moscow, which it would disguise as civilian items, according to a report in the Washington Post.

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