China and Russia
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As you surely know Xi Jinping is in Moscow for a state visit. He brought a plan for peace in our time that is a non-starter as far as Ukraine is concerned. If this was an armistice for Russia to get out, it would have a chance, but a cease fire, virtually guaranteeing Russia the lands it has conquered are a non-starter.
But there is more to this story. Oh how the cycles of history at times repeat. The first major point is that…