Russia more of a burden to China after Ukraine invasion- Pentagon official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made it extra of a strategic burden on China, a senior Pentagon official stated on Thursday.

“I do suppose that there is a diploma to which what Putin has achieved in Ukraine makes Russia far more of a strategic burden for Beijing than it was six weeks in the past or six months in the past,” Below Secretary of Protection for Coverage Colin Kahl stated.

In February, China and Russia declared a “no limits” partnership, backing one another over standoffs on Ukraine and Taiwan with a promise to collaborate extra in opposition to the West.

(Reporting by Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart; Modifying by Christian Schmollinger)