Russia’s request to China for military and financial assistance amid its assault on Ukraine reportedly also included food for its personnel, hinting at the logistical troubles that Vladimir Putin’s military is facing.
Russia has asked China to help with weapons as well as pre-packaged, non-perishable military food kits, known in the US as “meal, ready-to-eat” or MREs as Moscow’s war on Ukraine has raged on for nearly three weeks, with no end in sight.
