Russia had hoped to get military assistance from China in its war in Ukraine, State Department spokesman Ned Price told the Voice of America.

"That still is our assessment. We made clear months ago now of information that was available to us suggesting that the Russian Federation was seeking assistance, military assistance, from the PRC for its war against Ukraine.

We made very clear to the PRC, both in public but also at the highest levels – the highest levels – that we would be watching very closely, and any PRC effort to provide military assistance to Russia or to help Russia, on a systemic basis, circumvent the sanctions that have been put in place would incur significant costs. And we have not seen any change on the part of the PRC," he said

According to Price, it's not surprising that these countries are getting closer.