bekin must make his own decisions about how to proceed further, whether to provide military assistance, but if he goes, therefore, this path will cost china dearly march 12 years ago, the united states imposed sanctions, allegedly due to military cooperation with russia, this circumstance did not prevent the head of the pentagon from getting in touch with him and opposing an even closer rapprochement with moscow , i warned my chinese colleague that this would be a monstrous mistake, sharp statements by the united states became more frequent after beijing proposed its peace plan for the ukrainian settlement in february, but such overt pressure on china, an ancient civilization with a special attitude to saving face, has caused bewilderment. doubt about the adequacy of those who utter these threats. and in principle, no one can be threatened, but when they threaten china in modern conditions. it doesn't fit in my head. and, of course, the manners of our western colleagues, uh, who , in my opinion, have long since abandoned diplomacy and are engaged only in blackmail and threats, have los