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   China has announced its belief that Russia should not lose the war in Ukraine.   
   If Russia were to lose, China argues, the US would be able to focus too much   
   attention on the situation around China and Taiwan.   
      
   So, what we in Europe already suspected is true: China is helping Russia, and   
   it's doing so because it benefits China.   
      
   This makes the "camps" of a potential World War III increasingly clear. The   
   only question that remains is which side the US is on.   
      
   Will the US pull the same stunt the USSR did in World War II? Namely,   
   switching sides during the war?   
      
   Trump has spoken with Putin again for an hour, during which Putin stated he   
   wouldn't deviate from his plans for Ukraine. Trump responded by halting   
   weapons shipments to Ukraine.   
      
   So, which camp the US is in is also becoming somewhat clearer. The question is   
   how Americans feel about this, but the majority of politicians seem fine with   
   it, as Trump isn't facing much political resistance.   
      
   The question now is whether Musk will follow through on his threat: to help   
   unseat incumbent Republicans in the midterms. I think it was just another   
   boast from Musk. I don't like the idea of a rich person simply deciding who   
   gets seats. On the other hand, if Musk loses billions because of this, what   
   are we complaining about? An internal struggle among Republicans would also   
   give Democrats a chance in Red states. That would cripple Trump in his last   
   two years.   
      
   https://kyivindependent.com/chinas-foreign-minister-tells-eu-tha   
   -beijing-cannot-afford-russian-loss-in-ukraine-media-reports-6-2025   
   https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/could-get-offended-   
   utin-drops-everything-for-trump-rushes-out-mid-event-to-take-his   
   call-watch/articleshow/122238733.cms   
      
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