Banks and refineries across China and India are choosing to maintain their ties with the West over continuing business with Russia's two largest oil companies, a US Treasury official said on 20 Nov.
China provided Belarus with production lines capable of manufacturing 240,000 artillery shells and 240,000 GRAD system rockets annually, all destined for Russia, a former Belarusian law enforcement officer revealed at a forum in Ukraine
International researchers traced foreign manufacturing equipment from Japan, China and Taiwan to three Russian defense facilities producing guided bomb modules, missile stabilizers and ballistic missiles, according to the HUR
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has asked Russia to repair Soviet-era fighter jets and supply missiles, while seeking radar systems from China and long-range drones from Iran, according to internal US government documents obtained by The Washington Post
Ukraine’s president says Chinese support, including weapons production machinery and mercenaries, is helping Moscow continue the war, and urges Beijing to pressure Russia to stop.
According to Zaluzhnyi, a new doctrine is being formed that will create armies of robots and artificial intelligence, but Europe still postpones difficult defense decisions in favor of comfort and political popularity.
Despite cutting direct drone exports, China’s tech factories are keeping Russian drone makers in business—shipping the components that power their most advanced systems.
Kobakhidze meets with Chinese and Belarusian ambassadors hours apart, accepting congratulations on the contested vote Western democracies refused to recognize.