Alexander Mercouris
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Putin Confirms Russian MoD Fully Funded Wagner, More Ukr Attacks, No Breakthroughs; Blinken Beijing Mission Finally Fails, US China Prepare for War
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A detail sharpened I hope in military fashion, to be clear : “He (Putin) suppressed it (the coup attempt )
relativelybloodlessly”. WHEREAS,Prigozhin spilled blood in his attempted coup.
It had been reported before Putin’s revelations you speak of that Shoigu had returned military catering to in-house services a fair while back in time, presumably both food and equipment supplies and actual chefs.
Once again Alexander, I strongly disagree with your view on who is responsible for the blow up between USA & China. What were the Chinese thinking that it was a good idea to unmercifully brow beat Blinken? And brag about it . The Chinese behaved like schoolboy bullies beating up on the neighbourhood moron. This is not how Diplomacy and common courtesy work. Biden’s temper may have had something to do with the USA response but, c’mon man! Until the Chinese are prepared to grow up and treat others respectfully this is what they will get… and less. The USA… Read more »
Your comment on the behaviour the Chinese perfectly describes US foreign policy since at least 1949. Most thinking people know that China has been the adult in the room over the past few years and have been incredibly restrained given the provocations from the United Snakes.
Remarkable, too, was the restraint shown by Pres. Putin during the 8 years of provocation by the USA, from the instigation of the coup in the Maidan to the total rejection of Putin’s efforts to neutralize Ukraine peacefully from NATO in 2022.
So, I am to learn that your point is:
Two wrongs make a right.
Hmmm. Who then occupies the moral high ground?
Let’s move this to the now and get our heads out of the past if we have any hope of moving forward to peace.
TheWatcher’s comments do not take account of the minimal expectation of the Chinese in talking to US officials: respect. This has been lacking in US conversations with others for a very long time. An act of extreme disrespect by the US for China was Biden’s granting permission to Nancy Pelosi to visit Taiwan against the wishes of the Chinese government. That act alone was sufficiently scornful to provide a basis for the Chinese to test the current disposition of the Biden White House by delivering a sharp lecture to Sec’y Blinken. He and Biden deserved the lecture, and the Chinese… Read more »
@goedelite well put and couldn’t agree more.
Thanks!
I am not a fan of Speaker Pelosi but…
as Speaker she has every right to visit whoever she wishes and the Chinese have no actual say. Period. That episode in fact shone a supertrooper on the CCP’s real character.
I expect emotionalism from the likes of Biden and America not the Chinese. China has courageously suffered indignities from the West for too long to behave in this way.
I guess I was wrong again.
Biden does Not make decisions.
You should know that by now.
And what about Zelensky’s suspension of elections in Ukraine?
You need to catch up.