China helping Russia expand its defence base amid Ukraine conflict: Report
Ukraine, China is helping Russia ramp up its defence industrial base at such a large scale that Moscow is now undertaking its most ambitious expansion in military manufacturing since the Soviet era, CNN reported, citing senior Biden administration officials.
One of the official claimed that the Chinese and Russian entitles have also been working jointly to produce drones inside of Russia.
The support from China is having a significant impact on Russia's ability to continue its assault on Ukraine, while Ukraine's military has been plagued with equipment and weapon shortages. The challenge for Ukraine is exacerbated by Republicans in the US Congress continuing to block a vote on a new American military aid package to Kyiv.
«One of the most game changing moves available to us at this time to support Ukraine is to persuade the PRC (People's Republic of China) to stop helping Russia reconstitute its military industrial base. Russia would struggle to sustain its war effort without PRC inputs,» said a senior administration official, adding that Chinese «materials are filling critical gaps in Russia's defense production cycle,» CNN reported.
According to the report, this week Gen. Chris Cavoli, the commander of US European Command, told lawmakers that Russia has been «quite successful» at reconstituting its military since it invaded Ukraine more than 2 years ago, and its capacity has largely «grown back» to what it was before the invasion. US officials are now making clear that China is largely responsible for that
