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Previous World Wars were not one-sided. Pretty much the majority of the developed world (probably all of the developed world?) is against Russia right now.

querez 5y ago
I think China is still pretty neutral about the whole thing. Putin payed respects to China (e.g. at the Olympiads), while (at least afaik) no western nation tried to get China onboard with sanctions -- or at the very least, they didn't send their presidents over to talk to Xi.
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- mise_en_place 5y ago
  Of course they would be neutral, if not covertly supporting this action. This is testing the waters for China to invade Taiwan.
- ricardobayes 5y ago
  Gotta hand that small remark to Putin, he upheld the tradition of no war during Olympics. Olympics were actually created to act as a pressure release valve in ancient Greece, which constantly fought wars between the Greeks, Spartans and Persians.
  - jb1991 5y ago
    > Gotta hand that small remark to Putin, he upheld the tradition of no war during Olympics Putin hardly cares about that tradition. "In 2008, Russia launched a military intervention into disputed regions of Georgia in eastern Europe. The conflict unfolded at the same time as the opening ceremonies at the summer Olympic games in Beijing—with Putin, then prime minister and Russia’s leader in all but name, in attendance alongside US president George W. Bush, who did not look pleased. Six years later, Putin had an opportunity to repeat the trick, during the 2014 Winter Olympics hosted by Russia. At the time, the pro-Russian government of Ukraine was collapsing, with protestors demonstrating against Ukraine’s withdrawal from ties with the European Union. The night before the games’ closing ceremony, Putin took part in a lengthy meeting with his security team to plan an intervention in Ukraine." https://qz.com/1203504/2018-winter-olympics-russia-probably-wont-start-a-war-during-this-years-olympics/ https://qz.com/1203504/2018-winter-olympics-russia-probably-...
runarberg 5y ago
Not to mention the apparent lack of popular support. Russian regimes in the past have fallen in a revolution while waging an unpopular war.
pyuser583 5y ago
Even China isn’t happy.
- hef19898 5y ago
  I'd say not for the fact, but rather they don't like the timing.
- Lio 5y ago
  I don't think this is the case. China has refused to call this an "invasion" and said that it will buy Russian wheat to break sactions. I don't know what China's plan is but it's clear they have one and that it involves backing the Russian invasion. https://www.ft.com/content/55d86391-2d05-4eb4-869c-83a7878b8942 https://www.ft.com/content/55d86391-2d05-4eb4-869c-83a7878b8...

querez 5y ago

I think China is still pretty neutral about the whole thing. Putin payed respects to China (e.g. at the Olympiads), while (at least afaik) no western nation tried to get China onboard with sanctions -- or at the very least, they didn't send their presidents over to talk to Xi.

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mise_en_place 5y ago
Of course they would be neutral, if not covertly supporting this action. This is testing the waters for China to invade Taiwan.
ricardobayes 5y ago
Gotta hand that small remark to Putin, he upheld the tradition of no war during Olympics. Olympics were actually created to act as a pressure release valve in ancient Greece, which constantly fought wars between the Greeks, Spartans and Persians.
- jb1991 5y ago
  > Gotta hand that small remark to Putin, he upheld the tradition of no war during Olympics Putin hardly cares about that tradition. "In 2008, Russia launched a military intervention into disputed regions of Georgia in eastern Europe. The conflict unfolded at the same time as the opening ceremonies at the summer Olympic games in Beijing—with Putin, then prime minister and Russia’s leader in all but name, in attendance alongside US president George W. Bush, who did not look pleased. Six years later, Putin had an opportunity to repeat the trick, during the 2014 Winter Olympics hosted by Russia. At the time, the pro-Russian government of Ukraine was collapsing, with protestors demonstrating against Ukraine’s withdrawal from ties with the European Union. The night before the games’ closing ceremony, Putin took part in a lengthy meeting with his security team to plan an intervention in Ukraine." https://qz.com/1203504/2018-winter-olympics-russia-probably-wont-start-a-war-during-this-years-olympics/ https://qz.com/1203504/2018-winter-olympics-russia-probably-...

runarberg 5y ago

Not to mention the apparent lack of popular support. Russian regimes in the past have fallen in a revolution while waging an unpopular war.

pyuser583 5y ago

Even China isn’t happy.

hef19898 5y ago
I'd say not for the fact, but rather they don't like the timing.
Lio 5y ago
I don't think this is the case. China has refused to call this an "invasion" and said that it will buy Russian wheat to break sactions. I don't know what China's plan is but it's clear they have one and that it involves backing the Russian invasion. https://www.ft.com/content/55d86391-2d05-4eb4-869c-83a7878b8942 https://www.ft.com/content/55d86391-2d05-4eb4-869c-83a7878b8...