Above is a photo of "Former Chinese ambassador ... Gao Yusheng", "who served in Ukraine from 2005 to 2007". The image and the quotations were posted in an article at aze.media.

 

... Yusheng ... said recently at a forum that Russia 'has already lost the Russia-Ukraine War.' His analysis of the cause and trend of the war is completely different from the Chinese communist regime’s pro-Russia rhetoric.

In the speech, he also predicted that Russia would be expelled from important international organizations, and that there would be a new wave of 'de-Russification' in the former Soviet Union countries.
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Full story in The Epoch Times

"Timo Pekka Kivinen (born 8 December 1959) is a Finnish general and the Chief of Defence since 2019." The photo and the quotation were both posted within the Wiki article about Kivinen. In the article linked to below, Kivinen said that "Ukraine has been a tough bite to chew (for Russia) and so would be Finland."

 

HELSINKI, June 22 (Reuters) - Finland has prepared for decades for a Russian attack and would put up stiff resistance should one occur, its armed forces chief said.

The Nordic country has built up a substantial arsenal. But aside from the military hardware, General Timo Kivinen said, a crucial factor is that Finns would be motivated to fight.

"The most important line of defense is between one's ears, as the war in Ukraine proves at the moment," Kivinen said in an interview.

Finland fought two wars in the 1940s against its eastern neighbor, with which it shares a 1,300-km (810-mile) border.

Once a non-aligned country, it is now applying to join the NATO military alliance over concerns that Russia could invade like it did Ukraine on Feb. 24.

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Full story in the Daily Mail