China’s diplomatic shield: Beijing is sending out disturbing hints to Putin

Beijing’s official rhetoric about neutrality in the war remains only a convenient cover for its own interests. Although Russia’s aggression is still beneficial to China, unambiguous signals have begun to appear in the Chinese public space that the price of this invasion is too high for the Kremlin.

This opinion was expressed on the air of “Pryamoy” by Oleksandr Krayev, an expert at the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”.

“For the first time in a very long time, in fact, for the first time since the 23rd summit in Samarkand, China began to hint to the Russians that the shop will soon close and the support provided by China may also end,” the guest of the broadcast emphasized.

According to the political scientist, in a dictatorial state with complete control over the media, there are no accidental leaks of information. Reports that Russia may not be able to withstand the burden of war are sanctioned by the Chinese authorities as a means of pressure on Moscow, Krayev added.

Although China is not going to immediately stop supporting the aggressor, the general context indicates a narrowing of the window of opportunity for the Russians, so Beijing is making it clear that its resources are not limitless, and loyalty has a specific price, explains Oleksandr Krayev.

The day before, Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin, during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, said that relations between Russia and China had allegedly reached an “unprecedentedly high level.” Xi Jinping, for his part, stressed that China and Russia should work together on “a more just and equitable system of global governance.”

It was previously reported that China secretly trained about 200 Russian soldiers in late 2025, who were later sent to war against Ukraine. According to Reuters, Russia and China signed an agreement on secret military exercises in Beijing on July 2. Part of the training was devoted to working with drones.

Meanwhile, during a visit to Beijing, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin failed to secure Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s support for the construction of the Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline. According to The Washington Post, Moscow had hoped to get Beijing’s consent to implement the project, which could supply up to 50 billion cubic meters of Russian gas to China each year. However, the negotiations did not yield the expected result for the Kremlin.

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