Western intelligence agencies have received new evidence of arms and drones being shipped from China to Russia: The Times
Western intelligence services have received reliable information that China supplies Russia with military equipment, in particular drones, which are used in the war against Ukraine. This is reported by the British publication The Times with reference to Western officials.
According to the publication, Chinese companies secretly handed Russia a batch of specially created military drones for testing, the final destination of which is Ukraine. This may indicate Beijing’s growing involvement in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
The paper notes that authorities believe that, while the Chinese government may deny involvement, it will find it difficult to hide its increased support for Russia.
At the same time, the agency Reuters announced the launch by Russia of a program for the development of attack drones based on China. In particular, the Russian company IEMZ “Kupol” conducted testing of the new drone “Harpy-3” (G3) on the territory of China and established production for its use in Ukraine.
These reports caused serious concern in NATO. The alliance stated that China is becoming an important factor supporting Russia’s military actions in Ukraine. The organization emphasized that the Chinese authorities should control that their companies do not provide lethal aid to Russia.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expressed concern about the formation of an “axis of authoritarian forces” between China, Russia, Iran and North Korea. He emphasized that China supplies components and electronics used by Russia to manufacture missiles and bombs.
