A Western intelligence report indicates that Chinese officials had some level of direct knowledge about President Vladimir V. Putin’s war plans or intentions.
Highlights
- The ambitious joint statement that the two nations issued during that meeting alarmed American and European officials.
- It was the first time China had explicitly sided with Russia on issues concerning NATO and European security.
- A Western intelligence report indicates that Chinese officials had some level of direct knowledge about President Vladimir V. Putin’s war plans or intentions.
- U.S.
- intelligence findings and assessments of Russian plans for an invasion of Ukraine have generally been accurate, officials say.
- The Americans began a campaign last fall to share intelligence with mainly ally and partner nations and to present declassified material to the public to build pressure on Russia to halt any planned invasion.