Russia has agreed to help China equip and train an airborne battalion, according to some leaked documents reviewed by a leading think tank that highlighted the growing military partnership between Moscow and Beijing in light of tensions with the US.

The documents leaked by the Black Moon hacktivist group and verified by the British think tank the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) showed that Russia had agreed to sell military equipment to China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in 2023, including assault vehicles, anti-tank guns, and airborne armoured personnel carriers, CNN reported.

According to the agreement, Russia also agreed to train a battalion of Chinese paratroopers to utilise them and transfer technology that would enable Beijing to manufacture similar weapons, as the RUS

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