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China has pledged not to sell weapons to either sides of the war in Ukraine, amid warnings by the U.S. and EU against providing military aid to Russia. U.S. intelligence documents leaked last month show China approved "provision of lethal aid" to Russia. Despite its latest vow, China could still go back to considering delivering military aid once the international attention fades, RAND's Timothy Heath told Newsweek. In one of its most explicit statements yet, China pledged to set boundaries on its increasingly-close relationship with Russia, vowing not to sell weapons to either side of the war in Ukraine. During...