Russia receives request from China to postpone the invasion of Ukraine

The military attack began four days after the end of the Olympic Games, at the request of the Chinese president.

Russia's attack on Ukrainian territory began on February 24, four days after the completion ceremony of the Olympic Games competition in Beijing.

The American newspaper New York Times detailed that the Chinese government had asked Russia, at the beginning of February, not to invade Russia before the closing of the game

A Western report detailed that China's top officials were aware to some degree of Russia's intentions in invading Ukraine long before Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the operation, military.

Liu Pengyu, spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, said that the statements in these reports are mere speculation, since they have no basis and only want to smear and blame China.

At the start of the Olympic Games, Vladimir Putin met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Both expressed that they did not agree with a greater expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), for which they asked them to put aside the mentality of the Cold War, and to respect the sovereignty and interests of others. countries.

This statement was made as a sign of support for China, according to statements by British officials to the New York Times. This is because Beijing would be a bit disappointed if Putin decided to cast a shadow over the Olympic competition.

Despite this, the newspaper insists that the sources do not match the level at which the talks about the postponement request and about the invasion were held.

An expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in China, Bonny Lin, said she was unaware of how much information Xi was handling about Putin's intentions.

Adding that the Chinese government took longer than expected to evacuate its citizens from Ukraine, indicating that it was not fully prepared.