Sullivan: China will "end up owning some of the costs" if Russia invades Ukraine

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Two days after Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi made a show of reinforcing their unity against Western "interference," National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the two would also be tied together in some manner if the Kremlin decides to invade Ukraine.

Driving the news: “We believe that Beijing will end up owning some of the costs of a Russian invasion of Ukraine and that they should calculate that as they consider their engagements with the Russian government,” Sullivan told host Chuck Todd on NBC's "Meet the Press."

State of play: "The two authoritarian powers have fostered deeper ties, including in military cooperation, as tensions with the U.S. have soared over the past several years," Axios' Zachary Basu writes.

When asked on Sunday whether China would "be in line for any punishment if they help Russia get around sanctions?" Sullivan said sanctions would impact Beijing "because they will go at the financial system of Russia which, of course, engages the Chinese economy as well."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sullivan-china-end-owning-costs-160031420.html

[OnDoutside]

1. So glad the Dems are in control, I think Putin has made a big miscalculation and

for him to go sucking up to the Chinese shows the shit he has landed himself in.

The irony is that he spent the Trump years screwing up the US led international coalition with the help of Donnie, and now it's Putin's own screwup that has driven that coalition back together again !

[marie999]

2. Putin and Xi know exactly what they are doing.

Putin is not sucking up to Xi, this meeting was planned at the Olympics in Sochi in 2014. This meeting was more about trade than anything else. Russia and Ukraine will settle this matter by themselves. Every day, some "expert" will say that Russia is going to attack Ukraine very soon, and another "expert" will say that Russia will not attack Ukraine. Putin and some of the other higher up in Russia are the only people who know what is going to happen.

[OnDoutside]

3. And how do you account for the West being more unified than at

Any time in the last 5 years ? Did Putin know that would happen ?

[marie999]

4. NATO is not unified about Ukraine.

[OnDoutside]

5. NATO is more unified than at any time in the last 5 years. And

Putin has done this. Even Germany is talking the talk, which is what they should have done years ago.

[soryang]

6. Spot on marie999

Thanks for your posts.

[marie999]

7. Putin and Lukashenko are talking about putting nuclear weapons in Belarus.

Russia and Belarus have already been practicing joint tasks with the Belarusian air force and Russian TU-22M3 strategic strike bombers.