Thanks for this very insightful perspective. You’re probably right and though awful it makes sense in the less than ideal situation the world exists in presently.

Still. I think they need to seize the first chance they get to reverse this on the west, call for a UN vote for one of them or their friends to go in and stop a color revolution at the behest of the legit government. The US and other western powers will obviously veto it with wicked prejudice and force and at that point I think China and Russia can safely refuse to stand on the sidelines again by highlighting the double standard next time the west tries to utilize it.