Ukraine negotiated a bad deal in the 90's, giving up its own nuclear deterrent for vague, ineffectual security guarantees from the West. That said, Kasparov's p

Ukraine negotiated a bad deal in the 90's, giving up its own nuclear deterrent for vague, ineffectual security guarantees from the West. That said, Kasparov's perspective on what is referred to as "extended deterrence" is at risk. Also, spillover is on the menu: The SCMP reports: State Department counselor Derek Chollet warned Beijing - If China tries to help Russia evade sanctions in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, it will face countermeasures, a senior US State Department official said on Thursday, without providing details. State Department counsellor Derek Chollet said the allied nations that have joined in sanctioning Russia represent a combined 50 per cent of the global economy; China accounts for around 15 per cent. "China, if it were to seek to evade the sanctions, or somehow dividing the sanctions, they would be vulnerable," he said. "Any country that tries to evade these sanctions will also face the consequences of its actions. I don’t want to speculate with that would be."