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Cross-posted from “Xi Jinping supports Putin’s position on war against Ukraine” by @MicroWave@lemmy.world in !world@lemmy.world
In a joint statement following talks, Xi Jinping and Putin stated that the war in Ukraine could only be resolved by removing its “root causes”.
Such formulation clearly echoes key Russian propaganda messages used by the Kremlin to justify the launch of the full-scale war, including the threat of NATO expansion, discrimination against Russian-speaking people and the suppression of the Russian language, culture and media in Ukraine.
This is deeply disturbing. The linked article itself links to a reuters one, https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-greets-chinas-xi-kremlin-2025-05-08/
Military ties?? Combine that with the “root causes” statement and the logical conclusion is …
China as a country was officially neutral, even as individuals sometimes made choices that we’d disagree with, https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/10/china-rejects-claims-it-is-aware-its-citizens-are-fighting-in-ukraine-as-irresponsible
But now the leaders of China are the ones being irresponsible. How could anyone support Russia’s position against Ukraine and be against a peaceful resolution?
They will happily tell you that they are all about peaceful resolution. Meaning unconditional surrender of Ukraine, which is the ridiculous point.