On a broadcast by Ukrainian Espresso TV, Portnikov said today:
As for the Chinese position, it is absolutely clear. China has many goals. The first objective was to provoke a conflict between Europe and America. Not only does China say that the war should end as it stands, and that the US is willing to continue this war as long as it is on its side, it will be a problem for Europe. Therefore, it is better to stop the war at this stage, so that Ukraine recognizes the truth of the regional realities that Russia is talking about. Russia must recognize that it is no longer at war with Ukraine.
Vitaly Portnikov added that China is waiting for the moment when it becomes clear that the forces of both sides will not advance further, and the number of victims will be so high that the communities in Ukraine and Russia can no longer accept the new. victims.
“This war helps make China stronger. First, the war weakens the Russian economy, and Russia becomes increasingly dependent on China. Second, the war weakens the Western economy. Third, this war makes it possible to exploit the contradictions between Europe and the West in the future, which Beijing hopes. China doesn’t care what happens to Ukraine. They are not interested in the economic, political elements, that is, in using Russia as a tool to weaken the West and using war as part of this weakness, Portnikov said.
- On May 26, the Wall Street Journal quoted Western officials as saying that China was proposing to withdraw from Russia occupied parts of Ukraine, thus ending the war.
- On May 27, analysts at the Institute for War Studies said the Kremlin was interested in peace talks to block Western aid to Ukraine.
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