The Chinese and the Americans in the Ukraine Counter-Offensive

So the Ukrainians need a quick victory. Or a result. Maybe the Russians are not necessarily, unless there is an anti-Pooten pooch in Kremlin. And so basically, Chinese and the Americans have a significant role to play in the next couple of months. I mean, this thing, if the Ukrainian counter-offensive goes according to Ukrainian plans, you could be in a situation where there's just so much pressure on Russia to do a deal. It suits the Chinese. They have everything to gain from an alliance of Russia. Russia has nothing to gain except credibility. But also, maybe the Chinese want to dial everything down. We see as peacemakers, which they were,