March 27 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The main adviser to the Ukrainian Presidency, Mikhailo Podoliak, is convinced that “it is impossible” for China to supply Russia with weapons, as he believes that Beijing is not willing to assume the price that it would entail both for its reputation and the influence that could have on the US and European financial and technology markets on which it depends.
It is impossible for China to transfer weapons to Russia. China fully understands that this is a worthless exchange. The financial and technological markets of European and American countries are important to China. China fundamentally depends on them, but it does not depend on Russia,” she said.
“Russia is not financing, nor credit resources, nor technology, nor a guarantee of reputation. Russian sales markets, taking into account the quality of the consumer, are nothing compared to the European and American ones,” Podoliak deepened during an interview for the UNIAM news agency.
Podoliak has also pointed out that China is aware of the “toxic reputation” that Russia is dragging behind it and has assured that if Beijing aspires to be one of the global moderators after the end of the war, it has to deal directly with Ukraine, since it does not It will be up to Russian President Vladimir Putin how to “determine the course of events.”
Russia is not the moderator of the processes. It is Ukraine (…) China, which is trying to enter the global order in the context of the war in Ukraine, is taking the wrong steps. For Beijing to really become one of the facilitators, it needs to talk not to Putin, but only to Ukraine,” she stressed.
“It is obvious that Russia could not agree on anything important with China. Beijing clearly understands all the toxicity of Moscow’s reputation, all the strategic disadvantage of having relations with them. China understands that Russia is now in a very weakened state and that it can be used”, he said.
Along these lines, Podoliak wanted to downplay the meeting between Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping last week in Moscow, and has ensured that currently everything that happens in Russia does not have a “significant charge” in the political space. world.
“Russia has publicly demonstrated its secondary nature,” said Podoliak, who, after analyzing Putin’s non-verbal language during his meeting with Xi, stated that the Russian president “felt extremely uncomfortable” in front of his Chinese counterpart.
“He understands that this is the only world leader who can offer him some protection, but he didn’t feel that,” said Podoliak, who in turn has been convinced that China will end up understanding the importance of sitting down to talk about this war with Ukraine. . “Russia does not exist on the global board”, he has settled.
“We are carrying out preparatory work, and I believe that China, sooner or later, after analyzing the results of its trip to Moscow, and all the events related to the war, and the very tough position taken by our partners, will come to the importance of the dialogue with Ukraine”, he said.
