pressure russia in this war? you know, i really hope so. i really think that if anybody can get through through vella president bloodier putin right now is say hey, start negotiating seriously. begin to pull back and put a cease flier in place. had she shooting paying who could exercise that kind of influence on the kremlin and putin himself. i m not sure he ll be willing to do that, because normally the chinese are, you know, they re not really great leaders internationally in terms of trying to take those big steps to deter or engage in diplomatic activity. so, i m afraid he s going to waffle with vladimir putin, but that s really what needs to be done right now. somebody needs to say to putin, you need to take steps to pull back from ukraine right now. but is there anyone who would listen? before we go, if xi jinping decided to turn his back on putin to not stand up and fulfill the strategic partnership that he said he would, what could putin do? is there anything he could do
that is one of the aspects of it, but it is just not a winner for him to support putin. the russians are losing right now. why would they want to support the losing side? they are very opportunistic, the chinese. they are all about seeking their own national advanced. every company seeks their own advantage but in the chinese kate case, they re trying to tie up their economic relationships. why would they choose the losing side right now? i think it s very much part of shipping s she jinping s thinking. is there any shot he could help us? does china have the power to pressure russia in this war? you know, i really hope so. i really think that if anybody can get through through vella president bloodier putin right now is say hey, start negotiating seriously. begin to pull back and put a