China is willing to supply weapons to Russia according to US intelligence officials. It comes as Moscow admitted for the first time that the war was not going to plan, reports the Telegraph.
The claims made in US diplomatic cables and handed in person to Nato allies prompted Washington to threaten Beijing with economic sanctions if it tried to help Vladimir Putin. It followed reports that Russia had requested military equipment to make up for their losses suffered in the 19 days since the war began.
As well as drones, the US has reportedly told its allies that Russia has asked China for surface-to-air missiles, armoured vehicles and items linked to intelligence gathering.
