US challenges Shapps’ claim China is sending ‘lethal aid’ to Russia
by Luke Harding and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#6N0GE)
UK defence secretary said on Wednesday that Moscow was receiving help with combat equipment for use in Ukraine
Joe Biden's administration has challenged a claim by the British defence secretary, Grant Shapps, that China is sending lethal aid" to Russia for use in its war in Ukraine.
Speaking on Wednesday, Shapps cited new intelligence" that suggested Beijing was giving Moscow deadly combat equipment" for the first time. On Thursday, the Ministry of Defence in London said it would not give further details.
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