XI plays both Trump and Putin. “Taiwan can be the main prize”
The White House has a problem with China, and the Asian and Pacific region should be the smallest of its worries – at least for now. Russian President Vladimir Putin may also have a problem with China. His current difficult situation in Ukraine sends him the ability to read the intentions of the Chinese leader XI Jinping.
Elbridge Colby, Undersecretary of Defense for Political Affairs of the United States, may be right about the threat of China – only that he confuses the continent and priorities.
The war in Ukraine is for China a replacement war against the United Statesand Russia is their tool.
China and Russia have been cooperating with each other since the beginning of the war, when, according to the Western intelligence report, “Chinese officials at the beginning of February asked the high -ranking Russian officials to wait until the end of the Olympic Games in Beijing before the invasion of Ukraine.”
Taiwan and the unification of China can be the main prize. But before the Chinese can pick it up, they must meet certain conditions. Patience is an advantage. The administrations of Trump and Biden were very agreeable, just like Putin.
For now, Beijing seems to fragmentation of the NATO alliance by challenging his trust in the United States support, weakening and decreasing the military potential of the USA and Russia with the help of another “eternal war” and increasing uncertainty among American allies as to the involvement of Taiwan and other bilateral security agreements in the Asia and Pacific region.
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Fighting with Russia
As part of the latest attempt to weaken the NATO alliance, Russian drones entered the Polish airspace, but this time the planes reacted and shot down them. This action caused a reference to art. 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty, and the incident will be submitted to the discussion to the North Atlantic Council. However, NATO's bureaucratic slowness will now be fully visible.
It should not be expected that Hungary or Slovakia, and thus NATO, will support further actions against Russia. Poland experienced this earlier when Great Britain and France, announcing the Nazi war to the Germans, did not stand up for her in September 1939.
The Pentagon proposal, in order in the project presented last week to the secretary of war Pete HegeSth, give priority to protect the homeland and the western hemisphere, also serves to strengthen this narrative.
For President Donald Trump, he is becoming more and more obvious that Putin is not interested in any truce Neither the western version of peace in Ukraine. By peace, the Russian understands the capitulation – unconditional surrender.
He clearly made it understanding last week in China, declaring that he would “end the war by force” if Ukraine disagrees with his demands. “Peace will only be possible if Ukraine joins Russia – as a region with the status of a circle” – added the leader of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov.
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Putin decided to stay on the current course – incurring hundreds of victims a week. His cost calculation is not measured by the life of his soldiers, but rather the ability to maintain the economy. Putin hopes that the army of Ukraine will break down before his economy, and has taken action to ensure its stay on the surface.
During the 25th peak of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SZOW) in 2025 in Tiencin, China, he tried to obtain financial support to survive the storm of EU sanctions and potential US sanctions. China, North Korea, Iran, India, Hungary and Slovakia – all these countries are interested in Russia's victory. Some more than others.
However, what probably irritated Trump most was the behavior of the XI during the SZOW summit.
Trump watched three friends – Putin, XI and Kim Jong Una – photographed together during the Military Parade in Beijing commemorating the end of World War II.
Trump's reaction was immediate. President attacked on social media: “Please tell my best greetings to Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Unwi, who conspiracy against the United States of America.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin and leader of China XI Jinping in Beijing, September 2, 2025.Alexander Kazakov / AFP
In a separate post on Truth Social he added: “It looks like we lost India and Russia in favor of the deepest, darkest China. Let them have a long and successful future together!”
A drop that poured a charm of bitterness
However, the agreement with China regarding the gas pipeline Siberia 2 was a drop that poured a spell of bitterness. The president of Gazprom Alexei Miller announced that the Russian company and China National Petroleum Corporation signed a “legally binding” agreement on the construction of a gas pipeline to China.
After completing the gas pipeline will increase “by 50 billion cubic. Annually, the export capacity of the Russian gas pipeline network, supplementing 38 billion cubic meters. Currently transported by the original line, the strength of Siberia from eastern Siberia.” This will be isolated by China from the United States And it will provide the Kremlin with very necessary income, which, according to Energy Analyst Sergei Wakulenko, ranged from $ 2.5 billion to $ 4.3 billion. (from PLN 9 billion to 15 billion) a year.
The US president also used financial agreements as an encouragement to to make Putin negotiations and end the war in Ukraine.
In mid -August, during the president's meeting with Putin in Alaska, the Reuters agency announced that “representatives of the US and Russia rule discussed several energy contracts, which was aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine. These agreements were presented as an incentive for the Kremlin to consent to peace in Ukraine, and for Washington to relieve Russia.”
“Russia wants to trade on a large scale with the United States when this catastrophic” slaughter “ends, and I agree with it. Russia has a great chance to create a huge number of jobs and wealth. Its potential is unlimited. Similarly, Ukraine can get huge benefits from trading in the process of rebuilding its country. Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will start immediately” May on X.
Trump has no influence
In February, after the G7 summit, he wrote that he was conducting “serious talks with Putin regarding the end of the war, as well as important transactions on economic development that will take place between the United States and Russia.” “Conversations are very good!” He added.
Trump blames Zelanski for further resistance, Europe for supporting Ukraine, and now also XI for enabling Russia to continue the war in Ukraine. However, the US president must realize that from the beginning he had no influence on the situation.
US President Donald Trump in Washington, September 12, 2025.Yasin Ozturk / AFP
What began as a partnership between Putin and XI has turned into a dependence. XI became a puppet.
Another telephone conversation with Putin and another meeting with European leaders in Washington They will not solve the problem. That's more what was already. Einstein had a word for this – madness.
This only puts the problem for later, for another predetermined time when Putin continues to bomb Ukraine. Only on September 7, Russia fired 13 ballistic missiles, 810 drones and lures, hitting the headquarters of the government of Ukraine and residential districts in Kiev.
The policy of concessions will not work
Ukraine does not need to listen to the British Prime Minister Keira Starmer, who says: “These cowardly attacks show that Putin believes that it can act with impunity. He does not seriously treat the issue of peace. Now more than ever we must strongly support Ukraine and its sovereignty.”
“I am not satisfied with the whole situation. I am not satisfied with them. I am not satisfied with anything that is related to this war,” Trump told journalists.
The problem is not in “them”, but in Putin. The solution is not to press on Zelanski and Europe, but to make Putin to stop attacks.
Isolationism is also not a solution. Seed -ranking military officers, professional diplomats and intelligence specialists must take initiative and give President Trump reasonable advice on Russia and China, whom he needs – and not those that his political advisers suggest him.
It's time to believe Putin and Kadyrow. The policy of concessions did not work, no words or actions of President Trump prevented further Russian attacks on Ukraine.
Time for decisive actions. Eliminate Russia from the equation and you will deprive China of influence.
