Russia asked China for military support as well as economic assistance for its invasion of Ukraine, CNN said, with both denying the request ever happened. Credit: Kremlin.ru, via Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 4.0Russia asked China for military support as well as economic assistance for its invasion of Ukraine, CNN reported on Sunday.
The requests came after the invasion occurred, with one official declining to detail the Chinese reaction but indicated that they had responded in some way. Despite the report, the Chinese and Russian governments publicly deny that the request happened.
Potential assistance from the Chinese would be a significant development in Russia’s invasion because it would upend the hold that Ukrainian forces have in the country — and provide a counterweight to the sanctions imposed on Russia’s economy.
News of Russia’s request came before White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with his Chinese counterpart, Yang Jiechi, in Rome on Monday as part of a follow-up conversation to US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s virtual meeting last November, according to National Security Council spokesperson Emily Horne.
China providing Russia with Ukrainian support a “concern” for US
