EXCLUSIVE: Russia approved secret China military training at top level, sources say
Russia approved secret China military training at top level
📍 Where it landed
Russia approved secret military training in China at the top level, including biological and chemical warfare. The two nations carried out a highly classified joint exercise and combined counter-WMD training.
Chinese warships also arrived in Russia as tensions simmered in the Pacific.
Epilogue added 40d ago, after coverage quieted.
The story so far
Russia has approved secret military training with China, according to sources. Coverage from various outlets, including Reuters, Yahoo News UK, and Foundation for Defense of Democracies, emphasizes that the training was highly classified and involved counter-WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) exercises.
The extent of the training and its implications are not yet fully detailed in the coverage.
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The reporting (10)
- China and Russia Hold Combined Counter-WMD Training Foundation for Defense of Democracies · 46d ago
- Ukraine war: Putin’s defense minister approved secret military training in China Table.Briefings · 46d ago
- Russia takes part in secret Chinese military exercises Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency · 46d ago
- Leaked Files Reveal Secret Chinese Training of Russian Forces for Chemical Warfare UNITED24 Media · 46d ago
- Exclusive-Russia approved secret China military training at top level, sources say Yahoo News UK · 46d ago
- Russia and China carried out a highly classified joint military exercise Gamereactor UK · 46d ago
- Putin personally signs off secret Chinese military training in biological & chemical warfare for Russian forces the-sun.com · 46d ago
- Secret Russian-Chinese training Defence24.com · 46d ago
- Chinese warships arrive in Russia as tensions simmer in Pacific Yahoo · 46d ago
- EXCLUSIVE: Russia approved secret China military training at top level, sources say Reuters · 46d ago broke it first
The obvious questions
Which countries are involved in the secret military training?
Russia and China
What type of military training was conducted?
Counter-WMD training
Who approved the secret military training?
Top-level Russian officials, reportedly including Putin
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