A Former Chairman of the Defense Policy Board at the U.S. department of defense, Michael Pillsbury has recounted a conversation with U.S President elect Donald Trump, who expressed his desire to leverage Chinese pressure on Russia to help bring an end to the conflict.
He emphasized the significant influence China wields over Russia.
He argued that if China were to withdraw its support or demand a ceasefire in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin would be compelled to heed that direction.
“He noted that China has publicly stated its opposition to nuclear escalation and its preference for maintaining sovereignty, sentiments that have reportedly caused some tension between Russia and China.
He said in an interview with Fox News, “People don’t understand the power of China over Russia. If the Chinese says ‘We’re not helping you anymore, you’ve got to have a ceasefire in the Ukraine,’ Putin has to listen to that. Trump has already told me in a long meeting that he wants to bring Chinese pressure on Russia to stop the war.
“The Chinese has openly said that we don’t want nuclear escalation, we don’t want to expand the war, sovereignty’s important. These are things that have already made Russia kind of angry at China.
“So you see what Trump can do. He’s promising a Ukraine peace plan during the time he’s president-elect. The Chinese are already giving positive signs for peace talks.”
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