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Letters | Russia doesn’t need the help of China or other foreign powers to end the Ukraine war
- Readers discuss the suggestion that China help negotiate an end to the Ukraine war, and how Britain might generate extra revenue as trade takes a hit
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Now that, after the referendums, the Kremlin recognises vast swathes of land in eastern Ukraine as Russian, Wang Huiyao (“Why China is best placed to help negotiate an end to the Ukraine war”, September 23) might reconsider his view. The conflict has become an exclusively Russian affair, and judging how a similar one in Chechnya ended, Russian President Vladimir Putin is a master in dealing with such situations unaided by foreign powers.
The sooner the cannons fall silent in Ukraine, the better for Beijing since then the European Union will stop tightening its belt to resume trade with it. Paradoxically, it will be worse for Moscow as it won’t have an excuse to move further into Ukraine.
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Quite obviously, World War II wouldn’t have stopped for us had our soldiers halted their march after liberating all Soviet territories in 1944. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky knows that full well and yet still insists on more weapons from Nato countries to continue his resistance.
As a studious young man learning English, I read Mario Puzo’s The Godfather and was struck by Vito Corleone’s words: “Why does a Neapolitan interfere in a quarrel between two Sicilians?” Perhaps Western politicians should reread the book each time they plan to send their troops or weapons abroad, be it to Afghanistan or Ukraine.
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Mergen Mongush, Moscow
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