The Times Named The Man Capable Of Getting Putin To End The War
3- 20.07.2025, 13:15
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His country has the most to gain from the conflict.
The confrontation between the US and Russia involves a third party - China - and at the moment it has the most to gain. This writes The Times.
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 100 percent duties on Russian imports, but Russian sales to America last year totaled just $3 billion, or 0.65 percent of total exports, the article said.
Much more important was the warning that the U.S. would also impose secondary duties on countries that buy Russian oil and oil products. If the U.S. had cut off supplies, that would have been a tipping point. Russia's total oil revenue last year was $192 billion.
Three-quarters of Russia's oil goes to China and India. Neither India nor China could redirect their oil purchases during this period even if they wanted to, and excluding Russia from the global situation would destabilize the market and drive up gasoline prices in the United States.
It also underscores, however, that the person best placed to force Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to change course regarding Ukraine is not Trump, but Chinese President Si Jinping, the publication writes.
It appears that Xi Jinping has no intention of doing so. On Tuesday, the Chinese president met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and said that Russia and China should "strengthen mutual support." At the same time, the Chinese Foreign Ministry condemned the threat to impose duties.
Earlier this month, while declaring neutrality over the war in Ukraine, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his European Union counterpart Kaya Kallas that Putin's invasion was a "blessing" for Beijing, as it allowed the West to focus on Europe rather than the Pacific
The publication notes that China already supplies Russia with a wide range of dual-use goods that may have civilian applications but are also important to Putin's war machine. These goods range from fiber-optic cables used to control drones that cannot be suppressed to nitrocellulose used as a raw material for munitions.
Under the guise of friendship, China is effectively subjugating Russia. Beijing is expanding its influence in Central Asia, Cuba and Africa, pushing Moscow out of its former spheres of influence. Russia's dependence is growing: from consumer goods to financial systems. Russia has already partially switched to Chinese payment systems.
Despite ostensible unity, the alliance between China and Russia is far from flawless. Both sides actively spy on each other, and tensions between them occasionally surface in leaks and diplomatic maneuvers, the publication said.
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