US officials said that China provided more than 70% of the $900m (£723m) in machine tools – probably used to build ballistic missiles – imported in the last quarter of 2023 by Russia.

They also said that 90% of Russia’s microelectronics imports – used to produce missiles, tanks and aircraft – came from China last year.

  • TheFonz@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    It is not. We are supplying them with unused weapons that have expired.

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      7 months ago

      Not true. We have increased production of shells in order to send them to Ukraine.