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Russia said to ask China for military equipment to help with invasion of Ukraine
Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to their talks in Beijing, China, on February 4, 2022. (Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russia has requested military equipment from China since launching its invasion of Ukraine, US officials tell the Financial Times.
According to the report, the request raised concern in the White House that China could undercut Western efforts to back Ukraine militarily.
The newspaper says the officials would not specify what kind of military equipment Russia asked for.
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