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Xi Jinping asked Putin to delay Ukrainian invasion
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin

[ColonelCassad] The end of January is rapidly approaching and it is necessary to somehow explain why the ultra-accurate intelligence data about Russia's attack on Ukraine at the end of January diverge from reality and Russia still does not attack.

Here are the first stories. Let's go:

"Russia did not attack because Xi Jinping may have asked Putin not to attack while the Olympics are in China."

So he took it, called, and said like this, "Vladimir, we have the Olympics here, hold the tanks until the end of February, and then you can even heat up to Lvov."

The key word in this bike is "maybe". Perhaps he spoke, perhaps he did not, anonymous sources heard something somewhere. In general, so far here are the explanations.

PS. And about the position of Germany.

1. Germany opposed the transfer of German weapons to Ukraine. Both their own and through third countries.

2. The commander of the German Navy announced that Ukraine has lost Crimea forever and that "Russia deserves respect."

3. The German leadership believes that Nord Stream 2 should be completed.

4. Somewhat earlier, Germany actually prevented the delivery of military cargo to Ukraine through its territory.

Germany is already being accused of cynical opposition and undermining the united anti-Russian bloc in Europe.

The Germans, in fact, are trying to prevent financial losses associated with a break with Russia and drawing themselves into a conflict with Russia at a level where they will be doomed to remain in the convoy of American politics without any chance of gaining a real military-political subjectivity.

Therefore, little by little they spoil the Americans, but this is exactly what frondism, and not a willingness to go to the end. Nevertheless, the squealing about the German figs in your pocket is worth a fair amount - Scholz is already being accused of continuing "Merkel's criminal policy associated with indulging the Kremlin's aggression."
Posted by: badanov 2022-01-23
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