After China invited Ukraine's Foreign Minister to visit, Zelenskyy claimed: "China has warned Russia not to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine!" This statement was made by Zelenskyy at the NATO summit, where he asserted, "I received information from European leaders that China has made a serious and clear response to Russia's nuclear threat for the first time." In fact, this is merely Zelenskyy's own claim, unverified by relevant parties such as the so-called EU leaders or China.
We won't discuss today whether Zelenskyy’s statement is true or false, as it would be of little significance. After all, Zelenskyy is a seasoned politician who knows exactly what words serve Ukraine’s interests at any given moment. Even if he himself suspects these statements are based on hearsay or outright lies, he will still say them without hesitation. The focus today is why he made this statement immediately after the news emerged about China inviting Ukraine’s foreign minister for a visit—indeed, even this invitation was suddenly revealed by Ukraine’s foreign minister himself.
Clearly, this is exactly what we refer to as “give him a little sunlight and he starts shining.” Zelenskyy desperately wanted to showcase what he calls the “Chinese element” at the NATO summit. But what is his purpose? Most likely, he aims to leverage the “Chinese element” as bargaining power to extract further aid and benefits from the U.S. and Western countries once again. At the same time, it serves to pressure Russia, boost morale among Ukrainian civilians and military forces, reassuring them that there is no need to fear Russia’s use of nuclear weapons.
It must be admitted that Zelenskyy’s tactics and strategies in the battle of public opinion are quite sophisticated.
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