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China Asked Russia to Delay Ukraine War Until After Olympics, U.S. Officials Say
A Western intelligence report indicates that Chinese officials had some level of knowledge about President Vladimir V. Putin’s war plans or intentions.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, left, and President Xi Jinping of China meeting last month on the day of the Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing.Credit...Sputnik, via Reuters
By Edward Wong and Julian E. Barnes
March 2, 2022Updated 2:29 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON — A Western intelligence report said senior Chinese officials told senior Russian officials in early February not to invade Ukraine before the end of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, according to senior Biden administration officials and a European official.
The report indicates that senior Chinese officials had some level of knowledge about Russia’s war plans or intentions before the invasion started last week. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia met with President Xi Jinping of China in Beijing on Feb. 4 before the opening ceremony of the Olympics. Moscow and Beijing issued a 5,000-word statement at the time declaring that their partnership had “no limits,” denouncing NATO enlargement and asserting that they would establish a new global order with true “democracy.”
The intelligence on the exchange between the Chinese and Russian officials was classified. It was collected by a Western intelligence service and considered credible by officials reviewing it. Senior officials in the United States and allied governments passed it around as they discussed when Mr. Putin might attack Ukraine.
Jag kortade ner artikeln betydligt då det var lång som ett hungerår, men det viktiga framgår, alltså Kinesjävlarna var fullt medvetna om vad som skulle ske, vad mer är det då som inte kommit fram än? Åtminstone att Putin verkar använda Belarus som en kanal till bankaffärer via kryptovalutor, och skulle inte förvåna mig ett dugg om han har ett system ihop med Kina. Så det blir bara det vanliga folket i Ryssland som blir lidande, eliten behöver inte bekymra sig så länge man tillhör Putins sfär.