Russia distorted China’s position on war in Ukraine – isw

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Experts of the Institute of War Study suggest that Russia is trying to show that China shares the Kremlin’s position on war in Ukraine more than the PRC is ready to be publicly recognized.

Source: Isw

Literally From the report: “The Kremlin is probably trying to present the People’s Republic (China) as one that shares its position on war in Ukraine than China is ready to publicly state.”

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Details: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China at the G20 Foreign Ministers Summit in South Africa on February 20.

The official message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia stated that Van Ib stressed that the approach of the PRC to solve the war in Ukraine focuses on the elimination of the “root causes of war”.

At the same time, analysts indicate, the official message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the China about this meeting is significantly different and claims that Lavrov has stated that Russia, not China, seeks to eliminate the “root causes of war”.

Literally ISW: “Probably a purposeful mistake of Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reflects the attempt of the Russian Federation to fully reconcile China’s position on the war with its own, to strengthen its international authority and to form an in -Russian perception of Russia’s relations with China.”

Details: The report notes that Russian officials clearly identified the “root causes” of war as if a violation of NATO obligations not to move east in areas near the Russian border, which indicates that the Kremlin continues to impose its will and security interests The United States and Europe are not interested in compromise with this requirement.

Key conclusions ISW for February 20:

• Financial Times (FT) has published an investigation that confirms the long -standing ISW assessment that Russian military commanders are either complicit or directly allow their subordinate to execute Ukrainian prisoners of war, which is a clear violation of international law.
• The FT investigation suggests that the more high -ranking Russian commanders may also be involved in the return of orders to the execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war.
• High -ranking representatives of Ukrainian intelligence reported that the North Korean troops conduct joint operations with Russian troops in the Kursk region and have new combat capabilities.
• Special Representative of the United States on Russia and Ukraine Cat Kellogo met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev on February 20.
• The Kremlin is probably trying to represent the People’s Republic of the People’s Republic as one that shares its position on war in Ukraine than the PRC is ready to publicly state.
• Ukrainian troops advanced near Pokrovsk, and Russian troops near Pokrovsk and Greater Novosilka.
• It is reported that Russia increases the production of glider bombs and modernizes its winged missiles.