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No. It is NOT a proxy war. It is a war of national survival for Ukraine resulting from Russian aggression. Nothing more, nothing less.
Sapping China was certainly not on the Western mind when we decided to support Ukraine in its defensive war. Chinese arms weren't being supplied at that time., and so I doubt that was any motivation in DC, Brussels, London, etc. I.E. from the Western perspective this is not a proxy war at all.
Now, if China has since actually decided to supply arms to Russia, that could indicate that China sees this as a proxy war even if the West doesn't. And to be fair, if the Chinese are supplying arms to Russia, that could change this into a proxy war even if the West didn't aim for that. After all, Chinese weapons sent to western Russia are not Chinese weapons that can threaten America's Far East allies. That still doesn't mean that America sees it as a proxy war, but reality has a way of imposing its own stamp and it could become that despite Western intentions solely to help Ukraine rather than sap China.
Different supporters can and often do have different reasons for providing lethal aid. America's support of radical Muslims in Afghanistan, for instance, made that a proxy war for us with the purpose of sapping the USSR; but for the USSR, it was still a direct war with the goal of political control, with their own direct involvement.
I think that now that Russia is a client state of China, China has no option but to support them to a certain extent
Russia was sat under Mongols for 300 years. Now it's time to lay down under China. Maybe Chinese will be kind enough, and even let Russians to play balalaika. But it's not certain for now.
Its a personal view but I don't expect China to support Russia to any degree over Ukraine. I believe they will support Russia to the extent that Russia doesn't fall as a nation, but they probably don't mind seeing Russia weakened. The more this drags on the more that Russia will be indebted to China and that is probably fine by them.I think that now that Russia is a client state of China, China has no option but to support them to a certain extent
There was no "Russia" during the Mongol rule. The term Russia(Rossiya) appeared later. It was officially adopted as the name of the country even later.Russia was sat under Mongols for 300 years. Now it's time to lay down under China. Maybe Chinese will be kind enough, and even let Russians to play balalaika. But it's not certain for now.
Obviously the work of the Azov Mother/Daughter team...Oh boy!!! This could get…interesting:
Vladlen Tatarsky: Killing of pro-Kremlin blogger investigated as murder
A blast at a St Petersburg cafe killed Vladlen Tatarsky, who blogged from the Ukraine front line.www.bbc.com
...working their Azov.Obviously the work of the Azov Mother/Daughter team...
The interesting thing is who would want to kill him. These bloggers often say things that don't fit in with the official story, I am not pretending that they are anti Russia, but they can be critical of the state.Obviously the work of the Azov Mother/Daughter team...