China will back Russia, they always play the waiting game. But they can't afford loosing Russia as a dictator partner. What if Russia looses and breaks up, or the current government will get ousted by revolutionairy people smelling a chance of regime change in a more democratic way. That is a scenario China really want to avoid. So they will pitch in sooner or later I guess..

Do we as western nations allow the gang up on Ukraine to continue if Belarus joins the fight? Where do we draw a line , because otherwise the support would be for nothing. Kind of escalation path I hate to see.. .