The friendship between China and Russia has boundaries
Despite what their rulers say
TIME IS NOT on the side of most of those involved in Ukraine’s horrors. Every hour brings new agonies for the Ukrainian people and government. Each passing day exposes, with greater clarity, the miscalculation of Russia’s leader, Vladimir Putin, in launching a war of choice against a country he underestimated. For America and its allies, admiration for Ukraine’s resistance is tempered by fears that it cannot last for ever, as Mr Putin escalates the killing.
This article appeared in the China section of the print edition under the headline “Testing the “limitless””
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