Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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Dulfite said:

Also, any truth to the reports coming out that the invasion was approved early and China knew about it but asked Russia to wait until after the Olympics?

Hard to say for certain but we know there was a meeting between Xi and Putin before the Olympics and it was suggested that Xi asked Putin to postpone the invasion until after the Olympics finished. This was obviously denied by both China and Russia but the timing of when the invasion started does seem a bit too convenient.

My personal assumption is it is indeed true.