Published: February 24th, 2023,
Last updated: February 24th, 2023
One year of war in Ukraine – one year of Chinese support for the aggressor Russia. From Xi Jinping’s point of view, it made sense at the time to get behind Vladimir Putin’s project of a great empire. A strong Russia, but one ostracized by the West, would be the perfect partner to create an anti-Western, authoritarian world order. Putin would also have sounded out for him how the U.S. would behave toward the incorporation of a supposedly „very own territory.“