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Russia's unjustifiable war of aggression in Ukraine
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<blockquote data-quote="an liathroid beag" data-source="post: 7051576" data-attributes="member: 18052"><p>Putin and Xi declared their ill intentions toward the West with the recent <a href="https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/CASI/documents/Translations/2022-02-04%20China%20Russia%20joint%20statement%20International%20Relations%20Entering%20a%20New%20Era.pdf" target="_blank"><u>5,000 word Winter Olympics declaration</u></a>, proclaiming that together they would champion an authoritarian axis against the American led democratic order. Putin believed this agreement would provide him the much-needed assistance in his endeavors to limit NATO and reconstruct Russia's sphere of influence. Again, he was wrong.</p><p></p><p>Rather than coming to Putin's defense <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/13/russia-china-military-equipment-00016893" target="_blank"><u>when Russia started seeking more weapons to fight in Ukraine</u></a>, China has largely remained on the sidelines. Chinese hesitancy is demonstrated by <a href="https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/a-former-chinese-ambassadors-trenchant-comments-on-ukraine-war-attract-notice/" target="_blank"><u>clear splits</u></a> among China's ruling elite on how to respond to the war in Ukraine, further complicating Putin's plans for an "authoritarian axis." For now, China is above all interested in protecting its economic growth and access to Western technology and markets that would be cut off if Beijing embraces Moscow's aggression.</p><p></p><p>Putin grossly miscalculated the responses of the West's leaders, as well as those of public opinion, China, Ukraine and even his own military capabilities. He has allowed his blind hatred of the West and of Ukraine to cloud his analytical prowess. Putin has single-handedly expanded NATO, to include Finland and Sweden, incentivized European cohesion, re-militarized Germany, destroyed the Russian economy, pushed Russia further into China's steel grip and most importantly, reinvigorated the Western democratic order after three decade of malaise.</p><p></p><p>Not bad for a former KGB lieutenant-colonel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="an liathroid beag, post: 7051576, member: 18052"] Putin and Xi declared their ill intentions toward the West with the recent [URL='https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/CASI/documents/Translations/2022-02-04%20China%20Russia%20joint%20statement%20International%20Relations%20Entering%20a%20New%20Era.pdf'][U]5,000 word Winter Olympics declaration[/U][/URL], proclaiming that together they would champion an authoritarian axis against the American led democratic order. Putin believed this agreement would provide him the much-needed assistance in his endeavors to limit NATO and reconstruct Russia's sphere of influence. Again, he was wrong. Rather than coming to Putin's defense [URL='https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/13/russia-china-military-equipment-00016893'][U]when Russia started seeking more weapons to fight in Ukraine[/U][/URL], China has largely remained on the sidelines. Chinese hesitancy is demonstrated by [URL='https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/a-former-chinese-ambassadors-trenchant-comments-on-ukraine-war-attract-notice/'][U]clear splits[/U][/URL] among China's ruling elite on how to respond to the war in Ukraine, further complicating Putin's plans for an "authoritarian axis." For now, China is above all interested in protecting its economic growth and access to Western technology and markets that would be cut off if Beijing embraces Moscow's aggression. Putin grossly miscalculated the responses of the West's leaders, as well as those of public opinion, China, Ukraine and even his own military capabilities. He has allowed his blind hatred of the West and of Ukraine to cloud his analytical prowess. Putin has single-handedly expanded NATO, to include Finland and Sweden, incentivized European cohesion, re-militarized Germany, destroyed the Russian economy, pushed Russia further into China's steel grip and most importantly, reinvigorated the Western democratic order after three decade of malaise. Not bad for a former KGB lieutenant-colonel. [/QUOTE]
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