Recently, China dropped one of those infamous offers you can’t refuse on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He’s been mulling it over for a couple weeks and seems to have come to the conclusion that they might not have such a bad idea, after all. On Wednesday, he gave Xi Jinping a jingle and they kicked things around. Nothing earth shattering, just a general, low key call to say “hello.” Beijing is going to send them a diplomat and they’ll take it from there.
China making their point
It’s going to be interesting to see who China decides to send as their “special representative to Ukraine and other countries.” Chinese diplomacy is so much more fun to watch than the bumbling antics of Blinky Blinken. They do it with such flair and elegance. There was once a time when world diplomacy had “class.”
The Chinese haven’t lost that skill as the rest of the planet has slid into dumbed-down idiocracy. Xi will be happy to referee talks with the Russians and has someone on the way to “hold talks with all parties on resolving the crisis.”
That someone could be their head Foreign Minister Qin Gang. The Wolf Warrior has a busy schedule so they could send Wang Wenbin. He’s been their trusted mouthpiece to the public since the big party pow-wow which cemented Xi’s reign.
BREAKING: China’s Xi Jinping held his first phone call with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Russia invaded Ukraine. The two men discussed views on China-Ukraine relations as well as the ongoing war with Russia.
Chinese President Xi said, “China is consistent and… pic.twitter.com/nf1fRVjM1l
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) April 26, 2023
Another candidate for the job is Wang Yi. He had the top slot but blew it with Antony Blinken. He’s been sidelined but not “disappeared.” China may give him a chance to “save face” with the high profile assignment.
China notes in a “readout” of the call that “amid the current rise of reasonable thinking and voices from all sides, we should seize the opportunity to build up favorable conditions for a political settlement of the crisis,” Xi told Zelensky.
Translating that, the “reasonable thinking” which is on the rise is the concept that global nuclear war will kill the whole human race so forget about it.
Whatever it takes
As Vito Corleone quipped to the other Dons in the Godfather, “let us reason together.” If Ukraine keeps fighting, Vlad is sure to start using the “tactical” nuclear weapons. So-called “pony bombs.” Maybe something chemical or biological. Whatever it takes to get the job done and the options on the Russian side are enormous.
If he does, there will be consequences but Vladimir Putin doesn’t really seem to care at this point. That, China points out is what creates the “favorable conditions” to stop fighting.
Everybody knows that total surrender is out of the question. That’s the whole reason Chinese diplomats will be there to act as mediators. China is basically offering to use their influence over Russia, which is considerable, to insure that Ukraine gets a fair settlement for ending the war.
WAR UPDATE: Zelensky initiated a call to Xi to let him know Ukraine was sending a new ambassador to China (the last one was rejected). Xi pressured Zelensky to begin peace negotiations with Russia. Implying that if Ukraine refuses, China will openly begin to support Russia's war… pic.twitter.com/sCch7THXOa
— @amuse (@amuse) April 26, 2023
Not a perfect settlement but one which everyone can live with and the planet won’t be at risk for total annihilation again for a while.
Zelenskyy posted on Twitter that he had “a long and meaningful conversation” with Xi Jinping. This call, he notes “as well as the appointment of Ukraine’s ambassador to China, will give a powerful impetus to the development of our bilateral relations.”
That indicates Pooh Bear promised him some lucrative Belt and Road deals to help rebuild Ukraine and give them some income at the same time. That sort of honey sweetens the surrender medicine enough to go down.
