THE SUN
CHINA is flogging arms to Russia in a major boost to Putin’s war in Ukraine, Britain’s Defence Minister claimed.
Spies tracked “lethal aid” from China to Russia and into Ukraine, Grant Shapps revealed Wednesday.
He said intel reports were a “significant development” and warned: “We should be concerned.”
Shapps said it blows open China’s claim to be a handbrake on Putin’s Ukraine slaughter.
He told the London Defence Conference: “US and British defence intelligence can reveal that lethal aid is now flowing from China to Russia and into Ukraine.
“We should be concerned about that because in the earlier days of this war, China would like to present itself as a moderating influence.”
Spies have long suspected China was arming Putin’s forces.
But Western officials said the scale of the aid was smaller than Putin needed.
Shapps warned an “axis of authoritarian states led by Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea” were increasingly working together.
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