INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
tensions about the ongoing war ahead of a Monday meeting in Rome between top aides for the United States and Chinese governments.In advance
of the talks, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan bluntly warned China to avoid helping Russia evade punishment from global
sanctions that have hammered the Russian economy
A United States official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, said that in recent days, Russia had requested
support from China, including military equipment, to press forward in its ongoing war with Ukraine
The official did not provide details on the scope of the request
The request was first reported by the Financial Times and The Washington Post.The Biden administration is also accusing China of spreading
administration officials say Beijing is spreading false Russian claims that Ukraine was running chemical and biological weapons labs with
They say China is effectively providing cover if Russia moves ahead with a biological or chemical weapons attack on Ukrainians.When Russia
striking United States accusations about Russian disinformation and Chinese complicity came after Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman
Maria Zakharova alleged with no evidence that the United States was financing Ukrainian chemical and biological weapons labs.The Russian
according to a person familiar with administration thinking
to assassinate Putin detractors such as Alexei Navalny and former spy Sergei Skripal
Russia also supports the Assad government in Syria, which has used chemical weapons against its people in a decadelong civil war.China has
been one of few countries to avoid criticizing the Russians for its invasion of Ukraine
votes censuring Russia and has criticized economic sanctions against Moscow
It has expressed its support for peace talks and offered its services as a mediator, despite questions about its neutrality and scant
experience mediating international conflict.But questions remain over how far Beijing will go to alienate the West and put its own economy
The United States claimed to have evidence Saddam Hussein was stockpiling weapons of mass destruction though none was ever found.On CNN,
efforts to squelch pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong.That meeting set the stage for a three-hour long virtual meeting in November between
Biden and Xi.Sullivan is also to meet Luigi Mattiolo, diplomatic adviser to Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, while in Rome.Source:
Associated Press--Agencies
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