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China Asked Russia to Delay Ukraine War Until After Olympics, U.S. Officials Say

• johndfsgdgdfg 5y ago
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• remarkEon 5y ago
  Kind of a buried lede but: >Days after President Biden spoke to Mr. Xi in a video summit on Nov. 15, senior American officials decided to present intelligence on the Russian troop buildup around Ukraine to senior Chinese officials to try to get them to persuade Mr. Putin to stand down. The Americans spoke to Qin Gang, the Chinese ambassador in Washington, and to Wang Yi, the foreign minister, among others. In a half-dozen meetings, including one in Washington between U.S. officials and the Chinese ambassador just hours before the Russian invasion, Chinese officials expressed skepticism that Mr. Putin would invade Ukraine, American officials said. >After one diplomatic exchange in December, U.S. officials received intelligence showing Beijing had shared the information with Moscow, telling the Russians that the United States was trying to sow discord and that China would not try to impede Russian plans and actions, American officials said. … is an interesting strategy. I would assume that US officials knew the Chinese would pass this information to the Russians, right?
  • nowherebeen 5y ago
    At best, they start a negotiation and at worst, they continue their plan to invade. You can’t start a war without people talking, so it was probably an open secret within the spy circles and Russia wouldn’t have been surprised if the US knew. The US played all their cards right. It would have been better if China helped but given the last presidency, you can’t really blame them for mistrusting the US.
  • kadoban 5y ago
    > … is an interesting strategy. I would assume that US officials knew the Chinese would pass this information to the Russians, right? Pass what information? Russia's troop movements? I'm pretty sure Russia already had that info.
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