Many are not paying much attention to it. Many see it as a non-event, since Vladimir Putin will not be sent to The Hague or even impeached, but by issuing an arrest warrant against him, the International Criminal Court has made history.
Read MoreWhat is the most important thing here? Is it that two such irreconcilable adversaries as Iran and Saudi Arabia announced on Friday 10 March that they would restore diplomatic relations within two months? Or is it that they did this from Beijing and thanks to China’s mediation?
Read MoreThis has not been seen in any of the democracies falling into dictatorship or threatening to do so. Not in Hungary, Poland or Donald Trump’s United States have such crowds taken to the streets to defend freedom.
Read MoreWhat if they were right? What if it wasn’t just the need to believe in the victory which made the Ukrainian leaders say that their country would win the war and already this year?
Read MoreChina would benefit from it threefold. If the peace plan it intends to present at the end of the week really opens up the prospect of a settlement in Ukraine, China would avoid a brutal slowdown in international trade, which would seriously damage its economy and political stability. For China, the issue is vital, but that is not all.
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