Putin promises Xi Jinping that Russia will "fight in Ukraine for five years" - Nikkei

Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with Xi Jinping in Moscow in March that Russia "will fight for at least five years" in Ukraine. This was reported by Nikkei, citing to its own sources, UNN reports.

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The newspaper writes that during the Putin assured Xi that Russia would eventually emerge victorious in the war. The likely outcome was that a protracted war would benefit Russia.

The New York Times recently reported that since at least September, Putin has been using proxies to to signal that he is open to a ceasefire, provided that Russia can keep the territories it occupies.

But given the words of Putin Xi's words in March, the Russian leader's intentions for a ceasefire should not be taken at face value. be taken at face value

Perhaps Putin wants to simply create the illusion that he is moving toward a ceasefire or even peace ahead of Russia's presidential elections in March, believing that such an atmosphere will favor him in the atmosphere will favor him in the polls.

Meanwhile, China's Xi Jinping's China has revised its strategy, partly based on Putin's "five years" remark.

If the war between Russia and If the war between Russia and Ukraine drags on, it will have a significant impact on Xi's plans and ambitions during his unprecedented third term as president of China and general secretary of the Secretary General of the Communist Party of China. It could also affect Xi's grand goal of - of unifying Taiwan with mainland China.

Putin's statement that he would fight in Ukraine for to fight in Ukraine for five years may also affect Japan's military policy. Japan has already revised the basic principles that have prohibited arms exports for years.

Based on the latest developments the government has decided to export Patriot guided missiles to the United States, manufactured under under license in Japan. The United States has been supplying Patriot missiles to Ukraine and neighboring countries.

Japan will export Patriot missiles to the United States, provided that they are not supplied to third countries. І still, the main goal is to replenish the US stockpile of missiles, as U.S. stockpiles are being depleted by Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.