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Irish_Dem

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2. Putin screwed over China with the invasion.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 07:31 PM

Friday

Putin did not tell Xi what exactly was going to happen, and boasted it would
be no big deal and be over in three days. But it was a dismal failure and international
embarrassment.

It screwed with Xi's plans to invade Taiwan.

Xi was horrified to see the international backlash.
The sanctions scared him.

So Putin has been a frenemy and not to be trusted.
Xi is not to be trusted either.
Putin needs Xi a lot more than Xi needs Putin who has turned into a pain in the ass.

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