It has been known for quite a while that China has been undercutting Western sanctions against Russia through trade and Chinese purchases of long-term energy supplies.
Twenty days before the invasion of Ukraine, Russia and China declared a “no-limits” partnership, and have steadily been increasing trade with each other ever since — and in their own national currencies. When, however, it was recently reported that “China is providing technology that Moscow’s military needs,” including “navigation equipment, jamming technology and jet-fighter parts,” the move seemed to take the Biden administration by surprise.
