China asked Russia to delay Ukraine invasion until after Olympics, Western intel shows By Katie Bo Lillis and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) -- A Western intelligence report indicated that Chinese officials in early February requested that senior Russian officials wait until after the Beijing Olympics had finished before beginning an invasion into Ukraine , US officials said Wednesday. US officials broadly view the report as credible, but its particulars are open to interpretation, according to one source familiar with the intelligence. Although the request was made around the time that Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Beijing for the opening ceremony...