ANALYSIS. China is a false apostle of peace. But it is the only one to whom Putin and Zelensky listen

The chance of peace rises with the visit of Chinese leader Xi Jinping to Moscow on Monday. He is expected to talk to Zelensky afterwards as well. No one has better cards than Xi to stop the war — especially now that he has already accomplished something impossible in the Middle East. But there are two stumbling blocks: the American Republicans and a load of Chinese guns. We explain how things can go haywire and why China might also be satisfied with a failed peace attempt.

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