China might take advantage of the Ukraine crisis and do something “provocative” in Asia while Western powers are focused on defusing tensions with Russia, a US general said yesterday, although Ukrainians were upbeat yesterday as Russian troops moved away from the border.
Russia’s deployment of more than 100,000 troops had triggered fears in Washington and other Western capitals of a looming invasion.
US Air Force General Kenneth Wilsbach, the head of US Pacific Air Forces, said that China has aligned itself with Russia in the crisis, raising questions about its own intentions in Asia.
“From the standpoint of will China see what’s happening
UNITY DAY: Despite warnings from the West, it was business as usual for Ukrainians, while Belarus said that no Russian soldiers would remain there for long/ AFP, SINGAPORE