According to a Financial Times (FT) report on Monday, Chinese dictator Xi Jinping told the visiting President Donald Trump that Russian President Vladimir Putin might come to regret invading Ukraine.
This seemingly anodyne observation would be significant because China has refused to denounce the Russian attack on Ukraine and, while the Chinese insist they have not supported the invasion directly, they have undeniably protected Russia against the worst effects of international sanctions for its act of blatant aggression.
Xi is Putin’s senior partner in the Axis of Tyranny and if he truly thinks Putin made a terrible blunder by attacking Ukraine — even if he only revealed that opinion in a private chat with the visiting U.S. president — it could have a significant impact on Moscow’s determination to continue the stalemated war after four years of bloodshed and soaring expenses.
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