Russia Becoming A Vassal Of China Amid Ukraine War: Macron
By AFP - Agence France Presse
May 14, 2023
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Russia has "already lost geopolitically" its war in Ukraine war and is effectively becoming a vassal state of China, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview published Sunday.
"De facto, it has entered a form of subservience with regards to China and has lost its access to the Baltic, which was critical, because it prompted the decision by Sweden and Finland to join NATO," Macron told the Opinion newspaper.
"This was unthinkable just two years ago. So it's already a geopolitical defeat," Macron said ahead of a visit to Paris by Ukraine's President Volodoymyr Zelensky later Sunday.
"Let's be clear, Russia must not win this war militarily. So it's up to us to see how to help the Ukrainians with their counter-offensive, and how to prepare the issue of security guarantees in the negotiations that will inevitably take place," he said.
"I've always said that in the end, Europe's security architecture will have to fully defend Ukraine. But it must also envisage non-confrontation with Russia and rebuild a sustainable balance of forces," he continued.
"But there are still many steps that must be taken before we get to that," he said.
Russia has "already lost geopolitically" its war in Ukraine war and is effectively becoming a vassal state of China, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview published Sunday.
Not exactly. Macron is saying that functionally speaking, Russia is now dependent upon China buying its oil and gas to balance the books.
In return, parts of Moscow's foreign policy will be dictated to them from Beijing. It's probably best to assume that Russia will be stuck being hostile to the West for the foreseeable, and that Beijing will dictate favorable trade terms that enrich them at Russia's expense.
Is this Col. Douglas Macgregor (ret) a crank or does he actually have genuine info?
Keep reading stuff from him that seems very much against the common narrative (in the west), latest one being Patriots can’t shoot down Khinzal missiles and the Russian are destroying the latest tanks, long range missile (storm shadow) and other western equipment before it even gets near to the front lines / being used.
Is this Col. Douglas Macgregor (ret) a crank or does he actually have genuine info?
Keep reading stuff from him that seems very much against the common narrative (in the west), latest one being Patriots can’t shoot down Khinzal missiles and the Russian are destroying the latest tanks, long range missile (storm shadow) and other western equipment before it even gets near to the front lines / being used.
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