China and the Ukraine War one year after the invasion, with Evan Feigenbaum and Alexander Gabuev
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Putin Did Not Tell His Own Prime Minister or the Governor of Russia Central Bank
Sasha Gorod: I think that Xi Jinping indeed we don't have any evidence to suggest that he knew beforehand the scope and the magnitude of Russian invasion. But here is one thing that when they say that Xi Jinping need to know anything, I think that's a reality. The other part is that China had this narrative initially that Evan mentioned. They supported the Russian talking points, the bio labs, the justified Russian security concerns. So it's your America's fault to bring hostile alliances to the doorsteps of your peer competitors. Right? It's your fault and you go fix it. And then around August, the tone of official commentary gradually evaporated from the briefings of the
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