Not wanting sth and being tired if sth doesn`t mean the Chinese military aid to Russia yet
Ok, here is what is written, black on white:
" Some foreign-policy strategists in Beijing have raised the question of whether China should consider providing military support to Russia for defensive purposes-a scenario they say could significantly increase the costs of the conflict. That, in turn, could give China some leverage in proposing options to end the conflict. [...]
A diminished Russian power gives China an upper hand in the bilateral relationship, potentially leading to more favorable deals, including for energy, for Beijing. None-theless, the people close to Chinese decision-making said, Mr. Xi has little interest in seeing Moscow and his counterpart, Vladimir Putin, emerge from the war severely crippled."Source: wsj.com/articles/in-china-worries-about-a-weakened-russia-prompt-a-rethink-dd1a04e5
I apologize for the block quote, but Pawian may not understand otherwise.
So you see, the Chinese are clever. They will propose a peace plan. The West will sh!t on it. China will say, "OK, we see how it is. We will just play by the same rules. You help your friends - we help our friends." Give Russia enough weapons to start seriously threatening a Ukrainian collapse, and then suddenly everyone goes to Beijing to mediate. Smart. Really smart.
quote=pawian]Nobody expects Brazil to send tanks. They are not in NATO so they need them.[/quote]
For protection from what? Zee Germans?