Originally Posted by
Beamr
you seem to be spot on, Lonewolf. Bloody Russkies, they never change.
"We received intelligence that the Russian Navy had laid sea mines on the approaches to Ukrainian ports with the aim of sinking commercial ships and blaming Ukraine", - US National Security Council spokesman Adam Hodge
https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/...19251005702145
The real issue is at what point might China think that Russia is becoming more of an asset than a liability, or should that be Xi Jinping thinks that Putin meets that criteria.
"The war in Ukraine will have demonstrated the impotence of the United Nations if a permanent member of the Security Council with full veto power becomes a rogue state without consequence. For the havoc it created, Russia must now be evicted from the UN.
This is how.........
China is the only country in the Security Council that might veto sending a vote on expelling Russia to the General Assembly. If we want Russia to be appropriately punished, China must be offered a deal: "
I'm guessing that China - just like Turkey - might want a lot of sweeteners.
https://thehill.com/opinion/internat...a-from-the-un/