Russia’s reported request to China for support in its invasion of Ukraine is a sign that “Russia is in trouble, Putin is having a hard time,” Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) told Epoch Times affiliate NTD in an interview on March 17. It is not surprising that the Russian leader would turn to China for military and economic aid, he said, but Russian President Vladamir Putin’s move necessitates heightened caution on the part of the United States. “We should be very, very vigilant, watchful, and make sure that we’re on top of things,” Chabot said, just a day before President Joe Biden’s widely anticipated video call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The lawmaker said he hoped that Biden would tell Xi “to back off, and not to work with Putin, because I think it’s not in China’s best interest.” During the two-hour video call on Friday, Biden told Xi that there …