Recruits carry ammunition during military training at a firing range in the Rostov-on-Don region of southern Russia on Oct. 4, 2022. (AP Photo, File)
US government sources have confirmed that Chinese ammunition was used during the war in Ukraineadding that they believe it was used by Russian troops, according to a recent report.
US government officials told a Japanese news source, Kyodo News, that while they are not yet sure whether China has in fact supplied Russia with ammunition, they will take action against China if it is true.
The US currently has information showing that China plans to send munitions and weapons to Russia.
“It is something that we are vigilant about and continue to monitor closely,” they told Kyodo News.
After examining the munitions found in Ukraine, the US determined that they were produced in China. The US did not disclose what ammunition was involved.
the US president, Joe BidenXi warned that if China provided any form of military aid to Russia to use during the war, there would be dire consequences.
Meetings of the Chinese President with Russia and Ukraine
Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to Moscow on Monday for a three-day trip. It will be his first trip to Russia since the Russian invasion of Ukraine a year ago.
Xi’s visit to Moscow is a diplomatic coup for Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose country has been subject to unprecedented international sanctions since sending tens of thousands of troops to Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
This is reported by the Ukrainian news channel Europe Integration. Xi will also meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the first time since the invasion began.after his trip to Moscow.
The Wall Street Journal reported Monday last week that if there were to be a direct talk between Xi and Zelensky, it would be “an important step in Beijing’s efforts to play peacemaker” between Russia and Ukraine.
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