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Russia has become so economically isolated that China could order the end of war in Ukraine

  • Written by: Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University

Western leaders are becoming increasingly frustrated by China’s role in enabling the war in Ukraine. Some have even openly threatened to sanction the country if it continues to provide Russia with the materials it needs to build more weapons.

And they are right to focus on China’s position of power. Russia is now so dependent on the...

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