China and US accused of supplying military equipment to Russia-Ukraine conflict.

China has shipped over $12 million worth of drones to Russia since its invasion of Ukraine, despite American policies to curb the sale of critical technologies to Russia. The drones, which are used for battlefield reconnaissance, are often blown out of the sky and need to be regularly resupplied. The shipments, which include products from DJI, the world's best-known drone maker, and an array of smaller companies, often come through small-time middlemen and exporters, making it hard to determine whether they contain American technologies that would violate US rules. The continued flow of Chinese drones to Russia highlights the difficulty of cracking down on companies that sell critical technologies to Russia.