- Russia’s yuan reserves are nearly depleted due to Chinese banks’ fear of US sanctions.
- Lenders have urged Russia’s central bank to address the yuan deficit, causing the ruble to drop.
- China’s hesitance stems from US threats of secondary sanctions over Russia’s Ukraine war financing.
the question is if they could still pull out of the war
Putin’s fragile ego won’t allow that.
Ukraine doesn’t have the resources to start some weird revenge conquest, given that their allies fear MAD.