China agreed to secretly arm Russia, leaked Pentagon documents reveal

China approved the provision of lethal aid to Russia for its war in Ukraine but wanted any shipments to remain a secret, according to leaked US government documents. A top-secret intelligence summary dated 23 February states that Beijing had approved the incremental provision of weapons to Moscow, which it would disguise as civilian items, according to a report in the Washington Post. The intelligence was gathered by US agents eavesdropping on Russia's secret service discussions, the newspaper reported. The Russians said China's central military commission wanted the shipments to remain secret, it added. A separate intelligence file in the trove…