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US claims Russia has asked China for military help in invasion of Ukraine
White House fears move is sign of increasingly close ties between Beijing and Moscow
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Yang Jiechi, China’s top foreign policy official, is to meet US national security adviser Jake Sullivan in Rome to discuss Ukraine this week. © AP
Russia has asked China for military equipment to support its invasion of Ukraine, according to US officials, sparking concern in the White House that Beijing may undermine western efforts to help Ukrainian forces defend their country.
US officials told the Financial Times that Russia had requested military equipment and other assistance since the start of the invasion. They declined to give details about what Russia had requested.
Another person familiar with the situation said the US was preparing to warn its allies, amid some indications that China may be preparing to help Russia. Other US officials have said there were signs that Russia was running out of some kinds of weaponry as the war in Ukraine extends into its third week.
The White House did not comment. The Chinese embassy in Washington did not respond to a request for a comment.
The revelation comes as Jake Sullivan, US national security adviser, heads to Rome for talks on Monday with Yang Jiechi, China’s top foreign policy official. People familiar with the situation said Sullivan would warn China that any efforts to help Russia prosecute the invasion or avoid western sanctions would have consequences.
Before leaving Washington on Sunday, Sullivan warned China not to try to “bail out” Russia by helping Moscow to circumvent the sanctions that the US and its allies have imposed on Putin and his regime.
“We will ensure that neither China, nor anyone else, can compensate Russia for these losses,” Sullivan told NBC television on Sunday. “In terms of the specific means of doing that, again, I’m not going to lay all of that out in public, but we will communicate that privately to China, as we have already done and will continue to do.”
The request for equipment and other kinds of unspecified military assistance comes as the Russian military struggles to make as much progress in Ukraine as western intelligence believe they expected.
It also raises fresh questions about the China-Russia relationship, which has grown increasingly strong as both countries express their opposition to the US over everything from Nato to sanctions.
China has portrayed itself as a neutral actor in the Ukraine crisis and has refused to condemn Russia for invading the country. The US has also seen no sign that Chinese president Xi Jinping is willing to put any pressure on Vladimir Putin, his Russian counterpart.
The two leaders signed a joint statement in Beijing last month describing the Beijing-Moscow partnership as having “no limits”, in another sign that the two capitals were drawing even closer together.
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The great superpower Russia, y'all.
I should go back and quote all the brehs who were arguing me down about Russia being a superpower
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The great superpower Russia, y'all.
I should go back and quote all the brehs who were arguing me down about Russia being a superpower
its the end of an era, the sunset of an empire
China could knife these dudes right now and they wouldn't be able to do shyt about it.
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WSJ News Exclusive | Russian Prosecutors Warn Western Companies of Arrests, Asset Seizures
Russian Prosecutors Warn Western Companies of Arrests, Asset Seizures
McDonald’s and IBM are among those cautioned if leaders there criticize the government or if companies withdraw from the country
By Jennifer Maloney , Emily Glazer and Heather Haddon
March 13, 2022 5:16 pm ET
McDonald’s recently said it would continue to pay the 62,000 people it employs in Russia.
Photo: The Wall Street Journal
Russian prosecutors have issued warnings to Western companies in Russia, threatening to arrest corporate leaders there who criticize the government or to seize assets of companies that withdraw from the country, according to people familiar with the matter.
Prosecutors delivered the warnings in the past week to companies includingMcDonald’s Corp. MCD 2.19% , International Business Machines Corp. IBM -0.31% and KFC owner Yum Brands Inc., YUM 0.38% the people said. The calls and visits included threats to sue the companies and seize assets including trademarks, the people said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin last week expressed support for a law to nationalize assets of foreign companies that leave his country over the war in Ukraine. The prosecutors’ warnings were directed at companies across sectors, including technology, food, apparel and banking, the people familiar with the matter said.
The warnings have prompted at least one of the targeted companies to limit communications between its Russian business and the rest of the company, out of concern that emails or text messages among colleagues may be intercepted, one of the people said. Other companies have moved to transfer executives out of Russia, another one of the people said.
Spokespeople for IBM and McDonald’s declined to comment. A Yum spokeswoman declined to comment beyond the restaurant company’s past statements on its decision to pause operations at its KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants in Russia.
KFC operating in a Russian shopping center Saturday.
Photo: Maksim Konstantinov/Zuma Press
The Russian Embassy in Washington didn’t immediately respond Sunday to a request for comment.
A parade of companies have announced plans to suspend or scale back their operations in Russia in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and sanctions imposed by Western governments.
Many companies, particularly retailers and manufacturers, have said their decisions to stop operations are temporary. Some said they were necessitated by the disruption that sanctions have had on supply chains. Others have committed to leaving for good.
The Russian prosecutor general’s office on Friday said it would ensure that companies that have said they are pausing or exiting operations comply with the country’s labor laws. More than 300 foreign companies have said they are leaving or temporarily suspending work in Russia, according to the Yale School of Management.
Wall Street banks like Goldman Sachs Group Inc., consumer-goods companies like Coca-Cola Co., retailers like Levi Strauss & Co. and tech giants like Apple Inc.have announced plans to pull back. Energy giants such as BP PLC and Exxon Mobil Corp. said they would exit Russian operations under pressure from the U.S. and U.K. governments.
Mr. Putin endorsed a plan floated last week by a senior member of his dominant United Russia party to nationalize the operations of Western companies exiting the country. Such a move would help prevent job losses and maintain Russia’s ability to produce goods domestically, said Andrei Turchak, the secretary of the general council of the United Russia party.
Washington warned against a nationalization effort. “Any lawless decision by Russia to seize the assets of these companies will ultimately result in even more economic pain for Russia” and might invite legal action, White House press secretary Jen Psaki tweeted Thursday.
Restaurant-owner Yum last week said it was temporarily closing its 70 company-owned KFC locations and signing an agreement with its Pizza Hut franchisee to halt business at its 50 locations. It was also suspending all investment and restaurant development in Russia, the company said.
The company is “focused on the safety of our people in the region and will continue to support our teams in Ukraine while evaluating the ways Yum Brands can make a positive impact in the region,” the spokeswoman said.
IBM Chairman and Chief Executive Arvind Krishna wrote in a blog post last week that the company had suspended all business in Russia. “The safety and security of IBMers and their families in all areas impacted by this crisis remains our top priority,” he wrote.
McDonald’s last week said it was temporarily closing its roughly 850 restaurants in the country and would continue paying the 62,000 people it employs in Russia. The company said it couldn’t yet determine when it might reopen the restaurants in Russia and would consider whether any additional steps might be required. Closing the restaurants is expected to cost the company an estimated $50 million a month for payroll, leases, supply-chain and other costs, McDonald’s said.
Write to Jennifer Maloney at jennifer.maloney@wsj.com, Emily Glazer at emily.glazer@wsj.com and Heather Haddon at heather.haddon@wsj.com
WSJ News Exclusive | Russian Prosecutors Warn Western Companies of Arrests, Asset Seizures
Russian Prosecutors Warn Western Companies of Arrests, Asset Seizures
McDonald’s and IBM are among those cautioned if leaders there criticize the government or if companies withdraw from the country
By Jennifer Maloney , Emily Glazer and Heather Haddon
March 13, 2022 5:16 pm ET
McDonald’s recently said it would continue to pay the 62,000 people it employs in Russia.
Photo: The Wall Street Journal
Russian prosecutors have issued warnings to Western companies in Russia, threatening to arrest corporate leaders there who criticize the government or to seize assets of companies that withdraw from the country, according to people familiar with the matter.
Prosecutors delivered the warnings in the past week to companies includingMcDonald’s Corp. MCD 2.19% , International Business Machines Corp. IBM -0.31% and KFC owner Yum Brands Inc., YUM 0.38% the people said. The calls and visits included threats to sue the companies and seize assets including trademarks, the people said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin last week expressed support for a law to nationalize assets of foreign companies that leave his country over the war in Ukraine. The prosecutors’ warnings were directed at companies across sectors, including technology, food, apparel and banking, the people familiar with the matter said.
The warnings have prompted at least one of the targeted companies to limit communications between its Russian business and the rest of the company, out of concern that emails or text messages among colleagues may be intercepted, one of the people said. Other companies have moved to transfer executives out of Russia, another one of the people said.
Spokespeople for IBM and McDonald’s declined to comment. A Yum spokeswoman declined to comment beyond the restaurant company’s past statements on its decision to pause operations at its KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants in Russia.
KFC operating in a Russian shopping center Saturday.
Photo: Maksim Konstantinov/Zuma Press
The Russian Embassy in Washington didn’t immediately respond Sunday to a request for comment.
A parade of companies have announced plans to suspend or scale back their operations in Russia in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and sanctions imposed by Western governments.
Many companies, particularly retailers and manufacturers, have said their decisions to stop operations are temporary. Some said they were necessitated by the disruption that sanctions have had on supply chains. Others have committed to leaving for good.
The Russian prosecutor general’s office on Friday said it would ensure that companies that have said they are pausing or exiting operations comply with the country’s labor laws. More than 300 foreign companies have said they are leaving or temporarily suspending work in Russia, according to the Yale School of Management.
Wall Street banks like Goldman Sachs Group Inc., consumer-goods companies like Coca-Cola Co., retailers like Levi Strauss & Co. and tech giants like Apple Inc.have announced plans to pull back. Energy giants such as BP PLC and Exxon Mobil Corp. said they would exit Russian operations under pressure from the U.S. and U.K. governments.
Mr. Putin endorsed a plan floated last week by a senior member of his dominant United Russia party to nationalize the operations of Western companies exiting the country. Such a move would help prevent job losses and maintain Russia’s ability to produce goods domestically, said Andrei Turchak, the secretary of the general council of the United Russia party.
Washington warned against a nationalization effort. “Any lawless decision by Russia to seize the assets of these companies will ultimately result in even more economic pain for Russia” and might invite legal action, White House press secretary Jen Psaki tweeted Thursday.
Restaurant-owner Yum last week said it was temporarily closing its 70 company-owned KFC locations and signing an agreement with its Pizza Hut franchisee to halt business at its 50 locations. It was also suspending all investment and restaurant development in Russia, the company said.
The company is “focused on the safety of our people in the region and will continue to support our teams in Ukraine while evaluating the ways Yum Brands can make a positive impact in the region,” the spokeswoman said.
IBM Chairman and Chief Executive Arvind Krishna wrote in a blog post last week that the company had suspended all business in Russia. “The safety and security of IBMers and their families in all areas impacted by this crisis remains our top priority,” he wrote.
McDonald’s last week said it was temporarily closing its roughly 850 restaurants in the country and would continue paying the 62,000 people it employs in Russia. The company said it couldn’t yet determine when it might reopen the restaurants in Russia and would consider whether any additional steps might be required. Closing the restaurants is expected to cost the company an estimated $50 million a month for payroll, leases, supply-chain and other costs, McDonald’s said.
Write to Jennifer Maloney at jennifer.maloney@wsj.com, Emily Glazer at emily.glazer@wsj.com and Heather Haddon at heather.haddon@wsj.com
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