Interview: 'China may have thought this would be a quick-fix war, a surgical strike.' — Radio Free Asia
China doesn't appear to believe it can influence Putin one way or another, according to a strategic expert.
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China doesn't appear to believe it can influence Putin one way or another, according to a strategic expert.
Washington and its allies have sent mixed messages on Russian sanctions relief, but they should support Zelensky in any diplomatic course he pursues.
Vladimir Putin’s recent directives and ominous warnings for those hindering Russian operations in Ukraine have prompted concerns about intentional or unintentional nuclear escalation.
James Acton, co-Director of the Nuclear Policy Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss concerns over nuclear power safety as Russia continues its military offensive for a fourteenth day in Ukraine. “Fukushima is the worst case, I think, for what an accident of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant could look like,” says Acton. “I want to emphasize here, I don't think that's terribly likely. But the war makes it significantly more likely than it would be in normal circumstances.”
BEIJING (Bloomberg): China was expected to weigh in on the Ukraine crisis, Taiwan tensions and other issues, as the country’s foreign minister meets the foreign press on the sidelines of parliament sessions in Beijing.