Ukraine is under existential threat, they don't have a choice. Like Palestine.
They had a choice to abide by the Minsk Agreements. Now they get to live with the consequences of their choices.
Well what more do you want than seeing millions of Ukrainians die, flee, have everything they've built up captured or destroyed, which will effectively end their attempt at nationhood?
I don't see how China can do more without committing crimes against humanity.
They can surrender, or alternatively present Zelenskyy's head to Putin. Seems to me that Ukrainians largely support the outcome of the Euromaidan coup and will fight to defend the Banderites. I don't have any sympathy for nazis.
Who enables Russia to do that, and who coordinates with Russia to move in all their stuff to start extracting resources once the west gets kicked out?
These things have been part of Russia's playbook since the USSR, China's involvement changes nothing. Not to mention, all were party to the BRI even before the coups so there was no real reason to potentially destabilize the region by supporting Russia's actions. In fact, Russia could have hurt Chinese interests in the region if the coups were not successful.
Do you really think Xi unironically does nothing? US talks more, but how much have they impacted the living standards or industrial power of China? And vice versa?
US is spamming punches that do little to nothing, like sanctions on products widely available in China, bans on politicians to travel to US, or however many millions to spread misinfo. While nearly every hook China throws out has devastating consequences for living standards in the west, causing dropping wages, recession, whole countries lost to western resource extraction etc.
It's insane to me that anyone would unironically think China did nothing. The world's premier power was simply granted to China by the heavens?
Seems to me all that was self inflicted by allowing capital to supercede proper governance. The US somehow managed to squander their position as sole superpower in a little over 30 years. In desperation, they're rehashing strategies that previously worked against the USSR and Japan.
I'm against relying upon your enemies to be incompetent, but I'm not above kicking a man in the nuts when he's down.
