Putin beordrar styrkor att gå in i Ukraina - INVASION NU (2022-02-24)

The Moscow Times reported impending deals between Russia-China-North Korea to allow that to happen - as proposed by the Kremlin.
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That stretch of coastal access was ceded to Russia by the Ching dynasty in the 19th century and the PRC has wanted it back for decades. Putin is running out of incentives to offer Beijing for supporting his Ukraine war. Making such an offer plays well with the Chinese public - but causes fury in Moscow among the Putin regime's supporters seething with Great Russia fanaticism. From the latter's perspective, first you let the ships sail and soon the Chinese will claim it outright. But Putin is making a particular point - if Beijing gets direct access to the Sea of Japan, the strategic equation will change radically. At the moment, the Chinese navy has to sail all the way around the Korean peninsula to that area. Suddenly Beijing will be able to threaten Japan (and various disputed islands) directly.