Ukraine War: China and Russia feel 'humiliated by the West'

Former Labour Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says China and Russia both separately feel humiliated by the West for past and current treatment.

But he said China knows that open conflict disrupts the smooth flow of global trade, and would seek to avoid such action.

Mr Straw also outlined the "moral hazard" of dealing with countries like Saudi Arabia, which countries like the UK sometimes have to do "with a peg on their nose".

[lockyp]

It’s just a special humiliation operation

[gc]

" Great Nations " are NOT humiliated
....they humiliate themselves.
Truly great nations get over it.

[coraltown]

Golly gosh gee, it's like a brutal dictatorship can hardly commit mass murder and genocide anymore without being "humiliated" ! Oh my !

[charlescarlson]

I'm no defender of Texas, but the comparison was absolutely ridiculous

[ignatiusjameson]

This is a great example of why there should be term limits and limits of how long people work in government. These folks are still mad about something that happened 30 years ago. So young people are dying.

[magusalakcristituto]

humiliated?by their own doing, that's called KARMA sir they have nothing else to blame but themselves

[geoffroberts]

Imagine how humiliated they're going to be when this is over. It's already painfully obvious that this lot couldn't win a pub brawl much less a war against any half competent force. And the Ukrainians are way more than half competent. This is probably the most incredible military disaster of the last 50 years minimum.

[afrahnajib]

If the sanctions imposed on Russia these days has been imposed on it when it destroyed Syria, it would not have invaded Ukraine. This is what Syrians say.

[hhhpopo]

Is there no shame in attacking someone else's country? 🤭

This is the modern disgrace of human civilization.

[akbarrana]

The reaction of the west was something that wasn't expected.

[andreadunne]

China and Russia can never be accused of suffering from humility

[seanpatrick]

Putin's Waterloo!
Нет войнe!
Желаю силы украинскому народу. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
И желаю мужества российским протестующим.🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺

No war!
Strength to the Ukrainian people.
And courage to the Russian protestors.

[willjwadley]

At the 5 minute mark, the comparison he draws between the executions that take place in Saudi Arabia and Texas is completely ridiculous. Texas put three people to death in 2021, same as in 2020. Yes, Texas needs more criminal justice reform, and I personally would support abolishing the death penalty, but to compare the US state to Saudi Arabia is entirely misleading and in bad faith.

[petermorris]

I think Sky News has 'humiliated' itself by giving this person airtime!

[DIAMONDGIRL]

How can a country feel humiliated 🤦🏽‍♀️? Men have egos not countries.

[peqghgk]

Sky: How dare we buy oil from Saudis who execute people
Dude: USA still has capital punishment in some States
Sky:

[DerDop]

China? why is China feeling Humiliated? They have no reasons... but Russia...well, Russia deserves much worse.

[urbanpeasant]

Killing 6 people is fine, 86, that's an outrage.

[Caoderrick]

We are feeling good here in China, enjoy the rise of price on everything at your home, cheers.

[BradleyBaker]

That's preposterous to compare Texas to Saudi Arabia. Texas has a legal system that reflects the rest of the US and the commentator rightly points outs how stupid the comparison is.