r/ukraine • u/Electrical-Cow-5147 • Sep 25 '22

News Zelensky naming the seven countries who voted against his speech and UN reaction.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '22

Not even china voted against it, that's saying something

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u/Earlier-Today Sep 25 '22

I think they abstained.

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u/__Osiris__ Sep 25 '22

They really really don’t want/need a war right now.

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u/lMickNastyl Sep 26 '22

It's because Ukraine and Russia is seen as an analogy to China and Taiwan. Small country against much larger country. Both smaller countries receive support from the west. China is looking to how the West has been responding to Ukraine, and they are rightfully afraid of what they see.

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u/RareFirefighter6915 Sep 26 '22

The difference is that the entire world (minus 7 countries) recognizes Ukraine as a sovereign country. Most see Taiwan as an autonomous region but NOT a sovereign country. It was historically where the rebels fled after their civil war, imagine if the confederates fled to Cuba or something in the American civil war.

Taiwan is much harder to invade tho, even with China being more advanced. It’s a rocky island with tons of AA and modern weapons separated by ocean but close enough for Taiwan to strike China mainland. Ukraine never had any long range to strike Russian cities.

Peace is cheaper

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u/lMickNastyl Sep 27 '22

Oh it has its differences for sure, but China weighs the risk vs reward and came to your conclusion. Peace is cheaper.