Russia-Ukraine war latest: Putin ‘may launch all-out bid to seize second city’ – as Western officials fear major Russian advance

Details of China’s indirect involvement in Russia’s war on Ukraine – revealed by US officials Two Biden administration officials have revealed the extent of China’s involvement in Russia’s war on Ukraine. The officials spoke to Reuters news agency and said China has massively increased its sales to Russia of machine tools, microelectronics and other technology to Moscow. These items are important because Russia is using them to make tanks, aircraft, missiles and other weapons for the war. They also said: About 90% of Russia’s microelectronics came from China Nearly 70% of Russia’s approximately $900m in machine tool imports in the…