Key takeaways:
- U.S. officials have reported that China is considering sending Moscow ammunition and artillery.
- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated that the suspension of the START treaty was due to the U.S.’s “hostile course towards Russia.”
- Analysts have suggested that the ammunition and artillery from China could be a crucial factor in the conflict.
Western warnings about the potential of China sending lethal military aid to Russia have been met with caution by military analysts, according to NBC News. U.S. officials have reported that China is considering sending Moscow ammunition and artillery, which could be a crucial boost for the Kremlin’s hopes of battlefield success in the coming months.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Russian state media RIA Novosti on Wednesday that Russia had handed an official note to the United States on the suspension of Moscow’s participation in the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). Ryabkov stated that the suspension was due to the U.S.’s “hostile course towards Russia – primarily in relation to what is happening in Ukraine and around it.”
The news of China’s potential military aid to Russia comes as the war in eastern Donbas grinds into a second year. Analysts have suggested that the front lines are likely to be dominated by brutal artillery duels, making the ammunition and artillery from China a crucial factor in the conflict.
The U.S. has not yet responded to Russia’s suspension of the START treaty, and it remains to be seen if the potential military aid from China will be enough to give the Kremlin the battlefield success it desires.
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