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Ukrainian War Developments
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They're more than likely being relocated to Ramstein airbase.
solarz
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I see no reason for the Russians to false flag NOW. The Russians have already signed independence and now Russian troops are entering Donbass.
If Russia is, in fact, moving materiel into Ukraine, by road, and the Ukraine AF is not responding, this probably is a fait accompli!
It would but this time the breach of sovereignty is more obvious than Crimea.
China's biggest diplomatic principle is respect for sovereignty and UN rights. China has used a lot of this rhetoric as part of its international image (1st and 3rd world).
What's happening now might be too blatant for China to play the double game it played in Crimea's UN vote. Ofc it all depends on how the West drafts the UN Security Council resolution. If they are smart they would include a lot of "sovereignty" "UN rights" etc
In any case, China is a world power so it should be expected by the international community that sometimes it will bend the rules if necessary. In this case, as you said, Russia is far too important for China to score an own goal in order to please the West.
This is what I think will happen:
1% to vote yes with the West
95% abstain
4% to tote no
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If anyone's familiar with chess, I liken China and Russia to Karpov and Tal, respectively. Karpov's games are slow, positional grinds - they're almost boring to watch. Tal's games have fierce gambits and almost psychotic attacks - not always sound but fun as Hell to watch.
solarz
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However, if China were to back Russia’s genocide claims, then the sovereignty issue will no longer become an issue. They can even portray the recognition of the lands and potential invasion of Ukraine as a liberation of Ukraine instead.
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