China is Supplying Drones to Both Ukraine and Russia

Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the mainstream media has repeatedly asserted that Beijing has partnered and supported Moscow wholeheartedly, including by providing military drones to be used in the ongoing conflict. But according to American political analyst Andrew Korybko, who is based in Moscow and frequently contributes to Global Research, Kyiv accidentally demonstrated that the communist nation is “militarily neutral” in the NATO-Russian proxy war.

“Kyiv’s foreign patrons would have certainly been aware of their proxy clandestinely procuring drones from China via its volunteers’ purchases, yet they turned a blind eye out of military convenience while simultaneously pushing false claims about that country is arming Russian forces,” he said in the article. First of all, he said, that the West claiming that China is secretly sending Russia military equipment disqualifies China from their suspicion that the Asian country is mediating a political resolution to the proxy war in Ukraine because would mean that it is not neutral.

Vitaly Deinega, the deputy defense minister under Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has refuted claims that Kyiv imports its military equipment directly from President Joe Biden’s administration. “As far as it was explained to me… we cannot buy anything Chinese so as not to hurt our relationship with the United States,” Deinega told Ukrainian news outlet Leviy Bereg on Monday. The government representative also revealed to the local media that volunteers buy Chinese drones for their forces because they are unable to do so directly due to pressure from the United States.

Korybko emphasized that this does not imply that Ukr aine is being armed against Russia, despite similar claims made by the mainstream media. Additionally, it does not follow that China is arming Russia to fight Ukraine, he added.

“It shows that private Chinese drone suppliers are selling their wares to similarly private buyers who clandestinely pass them along to the most direct participants in this proxy war,” the journalist explained.

Nevertheless, critics see how China is benefitting massively from selling its military equipment both ways, though not directly. Business is good for CCP.

Xi takes credit for warning Putin against a nuclear attack on Ukraine

Further supporting the claims that China is a “double-sided” sword, Chinese President Xi Jinping takes the credit for warning Russian President Vladimir Putin against triggering a nuclear explosion at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine – it’s like saying to Kyiv that “Beijing cares for you even though we have close ties with Moscow.”

According to western and Chinese officials, the personal message was delivered during Xi’s state visit to Moscow in March. According to a senior adviser to the Chinese government, the main goal of China’s effort to mend strained ties with Europe has been to prevent Putin from potentially dispersing radiation through a local nuclear explosion. However, analysts who support Kiev in this conflict have questioned Beijing’s dedication to such deterrence in light of Xi’s close relationship with Putin and a “peace plan” that closely resembles Russian talking points.

However, they are given a spark of hope that China is backing up its public rhetoric behind closed doors. “The Chinese are taking credit for sending the message at every level,” a senior U.S. administration official said. Echoing the same idea, European Union’s Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell said back in March that the Chinese president’s visit “reduces the risk of nuclear war and Chinese have made it very, very clear.”

Additionally, Putin’s choice appears to be greatly influenced by China’s viewpoint. According to the Financial Times, China’s assistance has been crucial to Moscow’s ability to navigate economic sanctions that have kept it out of vital international markets and supply chains.

Meanwhile, Alexander Gabuev, director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, insisted that Russia’s Putin will not be entirely dependent on China’s advice as “nuclear weapons are the ultimate insurance Putin has against losing this war catastrophically,” he stressed.