U.S. officials have warned that Mr. Putin is hoping to secure economic help, military hardware and rations for troops from China. American officials have leaked those findings, perhaps to both embarrass Mr. Putin and put China’s leadership on the spot.

The Bidens man. Their use of intelligence over Ukraine has been non nonpareil.

 

But, to what effect? Russia is still going to conquer all of Ukraine, whatever the time, whatever the cost: