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The Kremlin said on Monday it had sufficient military clout to fulfil all of its aims in Ukraine without any help from China and that Russian forces could take full control of major Ukrainian cities. The United States and its European allies have cast President Vladimir Putin’s invasion as an imperial-style land grab that they say has so far been poorly executed because Moscow underestimated Ukrainian resistance and Western resolve to punish Russia. When asked about remarks by US officials who had said that Russia had asked China for military equipment, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said: “No.” Russian attacks in...
