Piontkovsky defines two positive aspects of China's stance on Ukraine

He shared his opinoon on Espreso TV. 

“Xi Jinping is playing on the other side. But let's note two positive aspects of China's position on Ukraine. They are not caused by any love for Ukraine, but by his own geopolitical interests. China strongly opposes the use of nuclear weapons,” Piontkovsky emphasized.

According to the political scientist, Xi Jinping sharply and publicly gags Putin because he is not interested in the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

“Xi is afraid that Putin's nuclear blackmail will lead to China's neighbors, fearing this territorial expansion, such as Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, immediately acquiring nuclear weapons themselves. Therefore, Xi is defending his interests, and this works for Ukraine. No one accepts Putin's nuclear blackmail anymore. China hasn't yet supplied heavy weapons to Russia. Xi chose to wait until the end of this decisive battle and see what Putin is capable of and what Ukraine is capable of,” Piontkovsky emphasized.

• On March 20, Chinese leader Xi Jinping had an informal meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow which lasted for 4.5 hours.
• On Tuesday, March 21, an official meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping began in the Kremlin.
• On March 25, Vladimir Putin said that a storage facility for Russian tactical nuclear weapons would be completed in Belarus by July 1.
•  On March 27, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that Beijing does not approve of Russia's intention to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

• On Friday, April 14, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said that the country doesn't sell weapons to parties involved in the war in Ukraine and regulates the export of dual-use civilian and military goods.