According to US intelligence, Russia has asked China for military equipment for use in the war in Ukraine. Now the Kremlin rejects this.
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A spokesman for the Russian government in the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, said on Monday that they had not asked China for military aid, according to Reuters.
Russia claims to have enough military resources to carry out what it describes as a “special military operation” in Ukraine. Which is the invasion and war in the neighboring country.
At the same time, Peskov says that Russia has the resources needed to take control of large Ukrainian cities.
Russia thus rejects the information from US intelligence that Russia is said to have asked China for military equipment for use in the war in Ukraine.
According to the Americans, Russia must also have asked for financial support to remedy the damage from the West’s sanctions against Russia.
A spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the US allegations were nothing more than “disinformation”.
New talks between Russia and Ukraine
The Kremlin’s statements come after Russia and Ukraine held new peace talks on Monday.
Adviser to the President, Mykhailo Podoljak, writes on Twitter that communication between the parties is demanding.
The Kremlin also reiterates allegations that it was not planned by Russia to attack civilians. In the statement, they say the plan was to avoid civilian deaths, according to Reuters.
On Monday, the UN reported that nearly 600 civilians in Ukraine were killed.
“Friendship remains rock solid”
The Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has previously said that “the friendship between China and Russia remains rock solid”.
Then the UN Security Council should vote on a resolution saying they condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China abstained.
Russia used its veto power in this vote.
China also abstained from voting then UN General Assembly gained a majority for the resolution and condemned the invasion.
Several attacks in Kyiv
Several places in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv have been hit by Russian attacks on Monday morning:
- The aircraft manufacturer Antonov’s factory in northern Kyiv was hit by Russian artillery shells. Two people are said to have lost their lives in the attack.
- Earlier that morning, a block of flats in Obolon, north of Kyiv, was hit by a Russian artillery attack. One person is said to have lost his life, and three were taken to hospital.
- Videos from the city show that buildings and vehicles in various parts of the city have been damaged and destroyed in explosions as a result of Russian attacks.
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