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Russia seeks military equipment and aid from China, U.S. officials say

Updated March 13, 2022 at 5:48 p.m. EDT|Published March 13, 2022 at 5:04 p.m. EDT
A destroyed car in front of a building damaged by shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on March 13. (Andrew Marienko/AP)
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Russia has turned to China for military equipment and aid in the weeks since it began its invasion of Ukraine, U.S. officials familiar with the matter told The Washington Post.

The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject, did not describe what kind of weaponry had been requested, or whether they know how China responded.