Russia could find itself ‘naked and barefoot’ without assistance from China: Former Russian commander
A former Russian military commander turned blogger said on social media this week that the Russian military needs a “lend-lease” agreement with China if it wants to have any hope of winning the war in Ukraine. Igor Girkin, a former Russian intelligence officer who played a key role in the country’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, said on Telegram this week that China “is the only country that could give us a lend-lease to continue this war with any level of success.