Madyar (commander of the elite drone operators battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine) sounds the alarm: starting September 1, China is imposing export restrictions on the supply of drones and their components.
It's frightening to imagine the blow this will deal to Ukraine's defense capabilities.
At the same time, there is no doubt that new (non-dollar) payment methods and barter schemes will allow Russia to maintain imports from China. Just on August 21, Putin hosted Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Kremlin. The main topic of their meeting was expanding trade and economic cooperation in light of U.S. secondary sanctions, which are pushing China and Russia to explore new options.
What about the "analytics" suggesting that China has turned its back on Russia and shifted focus to Ukraine?
