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Reports from the United States that Russia allegedly requested military assistance from China for a special operation in Ukraine are “false information.” This was announced on Monday at a briefing by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, TASS reports.
Recall that Russia asked China for help, The New York Times reported, citing sources in the US administration. According to US national security adviser Jake Sullivan, it was economic support to soften the “blows” caused by the sanctions. At the same time, The New York Times sources did not rule out that Russia also requested military-technical assistance.
Earlier, Sullivan said on CNN that the message was conveyed to Beijing about the inadmissibility of helping Moscow overcome sanctions pressure. “We have conveyed to Beijing that we will not tolerate any country compensating Russia for losses due to sanctions,” he said.
The New York Times claims that the administration of US President Joe Biden hopes to convince the Chinese to put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to change his course in Ukraine. This is unlikely, according to many current and former administration officials. However, some of them believe that China can be dissuaded from helping Moscow. Beijing, in their opinion, can be satisfied with the rhetorical support of the Russian Federation and not interfere in the conflict.
Source: Rosbalt
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