Chinese authorities reportedly requested in early February that Russia wait to launch its invasion of Ukraine until after the Beijing Olympics, according to a Western intelligence report described to the New York Times by senior Biden administration officials and a European official.
Western intelligence officials familiar with the report told the Times that it details conversations between senior Russians and Chinese officials in the run up to Russian president Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. CNN subsequently confirmed the report’s authenticity, though different intelligence agencies reportedly had different interpretations of the exchanges between the Kremlin and Beijing.
