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Beijing is stalling to weaken the West and strengthen its own position, Petr Pavel told Politico China has no “real interest” in resolving the conflict in Ukraine, Czech President Petr Pavel has claimed, arguing that Beijing benefits from continued fighting. Pavel, a former NATO commander, has previously clashed with China over Taiwan.

America, and its allies, love to invoke the code words for ‘you are free to do as we tell you’ US President Joe Biden has beaten the drum that Americans will have to pay high prices for energy for “as long as it takes” to stick it to Russia in Ukraine. A couple of months…