Peacemaker China trying to split the West
China has already brokered a détente in the Middle East. Can it do the same for Ukraine?
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China has already brokered a détente in the Middle East. Can it do the same for Ukraine?
Gareth Jones’ eyewitness reports, gathered at significant risk, were initially dismissed at a time when many in the West were supportive of Stalin.
New evidence suggests that an influential Ukrainian may have bankrolled the entire operation from his own pocket – without any government involvement.
But Putin is a tyrant in his own right.
Despite the US providing far more aid than China, Turks view Beijing much more positively.
Only once we combat the tendency towards autocracy with better governance at home can we hope to patch up the liberal order.
Beijing’s call for a ceasefire has been undercut by reports it might supply Russia with kamikaze drones.
There has been a crisis of confidence in democracy this century and confusion about what it stands for. Putin’s malevolent aggression has reminded us what’s at stake.
With the Russian President having little to show for a year of war in Ukraine, he may be tempted to export the chaos into a new theatre.
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