Putin Ally Predicts Chinese, North Korean Forces to Fight in Ukraine

Chinese and North Korean volunteer fighters are being awaited by Russian military forces, according to a close Vladimir Putin ally and known Russian propagandist. The wishful thinking on the part of Vladimir Solovyov comes without much context as both Russia and Ukraine continue to jockey for position in the ear of Chinese President Xi Jinping, who met with Putin in March in what the Chinese government described as “a journey of friendship, cooperation, and peace.” Putin took the opportunity to tout the summit with his “good, old friend” as a means of further galvanizing both nations’ “unprecedented level of trust”…