During the 22nd Summit of the SCO in Uzbekistan, via TASS
Originally published on ZeroHedge
Earlier on Wednesday Russian President Vladimir Putin announced what he dubbed a “partial mobilization” of national forces while vowing to use all means necessary to defend Russia and pledged to annex the territories already occupied by Russia, as we detailed, significantly raising the stakes in the seven-month-old conflict.
Various countries around the globe were quick to react, most especially China, which issued a statement within hours after the speech calling for “ceasefire through dialogue”. China has throughout the war defended in various statements Russia’s ‘legitimate’ security concerns about NATO expansion while continuing to tout close, positive ties with Moscow.
But this is perhaps the first time Beijing has so clearly and publicly pushed for a ceasefire after such a key Moscow announcement, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin calling for “a cease-fire through negotiations and solutions that answer all parties’ security concerns,” according to state-run Global Times.
“Every country’s reasonable security concerns should be valued, and all efforts conducive to resolving the crisis peacefully should be supported. China calls for dialogue and consultation to resolve the divergences,” Wang added.
While China worded its statement carefully as focusing on a solution that would advance the security concerns of “all parties” – the statements coming from other international quarters continued laying blame for the conflict squarely on Russian and on Putin.
For starters, the Ukrainian presidency’s office suggested this means Putin is in fear of losing the war: “The war is clearly not going according to Russia’s scenario and therefore required Putin to make extremely unpopular decisions to mobilize and severely restrict the rights of people,” Mykhailo Podolyak said in a statement to Reuters.
Washington was quick to blast the newly declared Kremlin-backed referendums set to take place in occupied territories of Ukraine, with US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink responding on Twitter that “Sham referenda and mobilization are signs of weakness, of Russian failure.” Further the ambassador vowed that “The United States will never recognize Russia’s claim to purportedly annexed Ukrainian territory, and we will continue to stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes.”
And the European Union responded to the partial mobilization as follows while highlighting Putin’s “very dangerous nuclear gamble”, according to foreign policy spokesman for the European Commission, Peter Stano:
“This is just another proof that Putin is not interested in peace, that he’s interested in escalating this war of aggression.”
“This is also yet another sign of his desperation with how his aggression is going against Ukraine…he is only interested in further advancing and continuing his destructive war, which has had already so many bad consequences worldwide.”
As for the prospect of escalation, there has been evidence over the past week that Russian forces have stepped up attacks on crucial Ukrainian infrastructure. The Kremlin has maintained all along that its forces have been “holding back” – but it appears that is changing…
Here is the aftermath of these strikes.
Note that the Ingulets river is now flooding around the city of Krivoy Rog.
There is a military rational for this – making crossing the river more difficult – but it’s also a hardship for civilians. pic.twitter.com/amwYMS7GB4
— Clint Ehrlich (@ClintEhrlich) September 14, 2022
Germany’s Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck meanwhile called it “another bad and wrong step from Russia, which of course we will discuss and consult on politically regarding how to respond.” Berlin too has vowed to never recognized annexed territory.
British foreign office minister Gillian Keegan called it an obvious and very serious escalation, telling Sky News, “Clearly, it’s something that we should take very seriously because, you know, we’re not in control – I am not sure he’s in control either, really. This is obviously an escalation.”
China needs to grow a pair as it is next target.
Don’t take China’s statement at face value. Given China’s backing of Russia (known to everyone), the statement more applies to Ukraine and it’s western backers to negotiate before things really heat up
China knows its next on the US/EU hit list. It’s just singing everyone’s favourite tune called diplomacy and ambiguity.
LOL China announce itself has to prepare for war in near future!
They are just playing nice on the world stage!!!
2 big Chinese Military transport planes have arrived in Moscow a few days ago!
They know they are next NATO threatened them already
You need to learn what acting infront of the world stage camera is i.e paying lip service and supporting under the table. Something is seriously wrong with the russian leadership management thou that it took them this long to do this. Scott ritter has been calling for this for months and he aint got no big data to analyse like the Russian leadership it seems there satellite cant even pinpoiny himars in the fields
He wasn’t criticizing Russia … he was criticizing Ukraine / USA. Xi knows full well that Ukraine reneged on the Minsk II agreement and weaseled out of a cease fire agreement they agreed to in April at the request of Biden’s messenger boy Bozo Johnson.
The Global Times never wrote such a piece. I understand that SF has few stuff, but copying this shit from ziohedge, that is referring a turkish online newspaper that NEVER references the relevant ( because it doesn’t exit ) news article on the Global Times.
Correct its the blind telling the blind what they have seen. All “news” is this kind of crap and yet people all over the world eat it up.
China is only interested in money and its economy via western markets for stuff it makes.
Maybe if were to be the case,well it aint BUT another globohomo attempt to try to denounce RUSSIA!
Por un lado le va mal y por otro quiere intensificar la guerra. En que quedamos?
China is just playing the neutral role, but in reality they are with Russia.
Biden before his visit to the funeral of QE11 said that quote- ” we will use American troops to defend Taiwan ” – given that when America troops arrive and war starts do you expect Russia to “ride to the rescue ” of China –or not ?
Time China put its money where its mouth is,they must know if Russia goes down they are next,and Russia won’t lose the war because its a matter of survival for them,and there is nothing to negotiate about with the rabid American Empire,all they understand is a punch in the mouth.
So now Putin has lost even support from China. 🤔🤣
So ..Do you think people are fool like you?… China play in the same team that Russia once Taiwan will be the next Ukraine…
Don’t listen to this LGBT clown.
there is NO word about lost of support in the article, bitch
really? Would you bet your money? I don’t think so…
no it is just SF copying crap from ziohedge that is referencing a turkish online newspaper that NEVER references the Global Times
it is called FAKE NEWS!!!
Dont bother ….once people make up their minds you cant change them. Only about 5-7% of the population has that ability. When you put the facts in front of them and they can clearly see they are wrong they choose to switch direction. Others can change course but the have to do the whole five stages type bullshit…. They do not want to know that its a fake. A report that uses a report of a report as a source.
Well, just because you coward allowed the Yanks to humiliate you with Pelosis visit (and you did nothing against it) does not mean that we Russians will do the same. We have balls. You don’t.
Someone needs to help “Pootie-Poot” pull that Chinese knife out of his back !….
When “chink” enemy meets “dot head” enemy and they come to accommodate the $ame thing$ – http://www.911research.wtc7.net/wtc/groundzero/cleanup.html like carrion($) at a buffet!
No small wonder they are labeled as the Jew$ of the Orient!!!
P.$.
Putin’s biggest moment at the confessional https://theduran.com/putin-911-not-inside-job/ 3 years after Maidan and if he could take it ALL back and taken the “road le$$ traveled”.
The West talks of how it will “respond” but it started the entire confrontation, for years the West labelled Russia as its “adversary” even when the Russians had nothing in mind but cooperation and mutual benefit. As soon as the Russians somewhat mirrored the West’s hostility, the West acted like Russia turned completely evil spontaneously like some sort of Klingon Empire.
That’s the way to say “it’s none of my business” diplomatically.
Yea I’m pretty sure the ship has sailed on that one china
Russia all alone, now even in Asia. Siberia to China.
Bring it on and don’t talk… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKGmBYv09jQ
China is telling West to stop sending weapons. Just like they are saying about Taiwan. China does not want NATO on their borders after defeating Russia. China and Russia are one.
The Russian leadership is too dumb to understand that they are losing this war, and for once China makes sense. This Terror must stop. Ukraine must be free again or the winter will come to Moscow. Today I met a Russian friend in Tel Aviv who told me he will not join the reserves because Putin is a tyrant. I think soon he will discover how many Russians reject this mobilisation. You will see.
Russia will win this war because the truth is on their side. Since the 2014 CIA coup on Maidan Square, Ukraine has been a NATO puppet. Ukraine is a money launderer for the Biden family and demon-rats. Child trafficking, pedophilia, organ trafficking, biolabs, arms trafficking, which you wouldn’t believe.
Europe, ‘this is a war, not a special military operation’
Europe, ‘this obviously an escalation’.
It is a military intervention, calling it a special operation is just Russian terminology.
Poor Russia. Lousy military competence, ridiculous pompous rhetoric, Soviet style military propaganda, leaders have lost touch of reality of 2020’s living.
Russia will be fine. No transgenders leading the country. No dorks like Vampire Von Leyen, Annalena Barecock, Mighty Macron, Liz needs-a-Truss and Chancellor O’laughable Shultzy. No Finnish party whores, no Baltic poodles.
Whattabout Gulag? Whattabout that??
If there were no gulags,there be no freedom whatsoever for anyone in the west either(period)
I guarantee you that some of these idiots making all these statements either don’t know what is at state for the Russians in this conflict or know it but choose to not acknowledge it.
Their leaders definitely know what is at stake for the Russians but choose to humiliate her and push her to the extreme.
Now we hear them saying that mobilization is a sign of weakness. But if mobilization is a sign of weakness, why has Ukraine gone through 2 or more phases of mobilization already? They say they are the greatest military in Europe and 2 phases on mobilization is not weakness? Give me a break!
Americans called mobilization weakness too. Remember the draft to (unsuccessfully) beat tiny Vietnam? Now that’s weak!
England and Bogo the hairdo, killed that last attempt at peace. Really, it was US saying no!
Everytime these US and Natostan leaders speak, it is all just lies and double speak.
There are fools still believing in RF MoD claims of 61,207 killed VSU soldiers. Andrei Martyanov is one of those “experts”, Andrei Raevsky alias The Saker other, thousands of their followers and millions of Russians still believing in these fairy tales. We have to seriously think the mental level of these people. They have fallen in love with their own pseudo religious pro Russia nonsense.
Funny that all these democracies, seem to be dead set against democracy , and the right to self govern.
As if China didn’t know it already, they are playing cards and time is on Russia and China side. As time goes by, more and more resources are drained from NATO, more energy and economic crisis emerge in the EU and all these conflicts continue to push for the new world order. China just has to play nice as the west is desperate, falling apart and running out of options.
What would China do if NATO sets up in Tiwan would they negotiate ?? What will USA do if Russia sets up a base in Cuba !! Bloody hypocrites !! What right does USA/NATO have to be occupying Serbian province of Kosovo or parts of Syria or Iraq ??
Blah. China‘s statement, in diplomatic language means: NATO out, NATO weapons out, Kiev regime out. Got it yet?
The Chinese are pussies. How can they call for peace when innocents are being killed by the Ukronazis in Donbass everyday..
China was polite enough not to mention Ukraine after the last meeting with Putin. Now they are calling for a ceasefire. And still Southfront commenters think we shouldn’t think of it as a warning. I hope Putin has a better read.