China could help the Russian Federation build fortifications in Ukraine - WSJ

At the moment when the invaders began to build defense fortifications in the occupied territories, China more than 3 times increased exports of excavators to the Russian Federation. Analysts are convinced that it did not coincide. China sharply increased supply to the Russian Federation of excavators just when the invaders began to build fortifications in the captured Ukrainian territories. About it reports Wall Street Journal.

In the first 7 months of 2023, the volume of bilateral trade between China and the Russian Federation increased by 36%. At the same time, a significant number of these volumes concerns equipment that can be used for military purposes. In particular, the Russian Federation has more than three times the import of Chinese excavators at the moment when the Russian army began to build defense fortifications in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

This process began after the successful offensive operations of Ukraine in the east and south of the country. An unnamed senior researcher at the Atlantic Council stated that the increase in trade volumes was not a coincidence. "Chinese companies allowed Russia to build fortifications in Ukraine. It did not coincide. A year ago, when the Russian army began to retreat, it really began to dug," the analyst said.

Journalists also say that since the beginning of the full -scale war of the Russian Federation to Ukraine, the Chinese have handed over thousands of drones to Moscow, which were supplied as children's toys. 6 helicopters, optical aiming, titanium products used to create military aviation. We will remind, on August 22 the media wrote that China will take possession of the largest company-goods in the Russian Federation "Polymethal" with a huge discount.