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The situation in Russia and Ukraine is becoming increasingly stalemate. Now all parties seem to have come to a "crossroads of fate". How should we choose to become the key to the next level? Will Ukraine give up resistance and sit at the negotiating table with Russia? Will the United States restrain its interference to avoid intervening in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict? NATO is promoting easing the situation or sounding the clarion call for a protracted war? These are all issues that the international community is most concerned about. Recently, warnings have been heard from Russia, the United States, NATO and other parties, implying that the situation may escalate further. Let’s take a look at it in detail.
First of all, the first one is Russia’s three strong warnings. According to media reports, Russian President's press secretary Peskov said that Russia believes that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict will last, and Western countries will no longer be able to regain Russia's trust, and Russia "will never trust the West again." Peskov's statement implies two messages. On the one hand, it emphasizes that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict will not end in a short period of time, and on the other hand, it emphasizes the complete "breakup" between Russia and the West. It is worth noting that this is not the first time Russia has expressed disappointment with the West. After the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the United States instigated Western countries, including many European countries, to launch multiple rounds of sanctions on Russia, and also isolated and encircled Russia through various means. The United States and Europe can be said to be closely connected, "one nostril venting its anger." At that time, Russia said that Russia and Europe relations are unlikely to improve in the near future. Only when Europe "was awakened from the United States' whiskey " and realized that its destiny was controlled by itself rather than the United States, could Russia and Europe's relations be repaired.
And there were also sober people in the West at that time. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the United States has strengthened its binding to Europe in terms of military, diplomatic and energy supply through the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Therefore, Demon Brial, director of the French Institute of International Relations, said bluntly that the losses of Europe's "kidnapping" by the United States will become increasingly greater. The Russian-Ukrainian conflict once again "let Europe understand the importance of taking destiny into its own hands and striving for strategic autonomy." However, until now, Europe still does not "repent" at all and follows the United States. It is about to go to the same path as the United States. How can it not make Russia feel heartbroken? Judging from multiple reports, in addition to warnings that "I will never believe in the West again", Russia has repeatedly reminded EU , not only publicly saying that EU countries are not the object of Russia's relationship with it, but also warned that Russia-EU relations are at a historical low. These can be said to be red flags that the situation may escalate.
I have to say that it is really sad to cause this situation today in Russia-Europe relations. You should know that Putin was also trying to establish good relations with Europe. Russia has been continuously deepening its economic and trade relations with Europe, especially its energy cooperation relationship. Before the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Russia had already cooperated with France, Germany and other countries. However, in the end, the West is still excluding and isolating Russia. More importantly, whether the Russian-European issue can be good is not just the attitude of Europe, but the United States is the real key factor. All these things are constantly deepening Russia's disappointment, and finally they will say that they will never believe in the West again.
Then Russia's second warning is also an important clue that the situation may escalate. According to media reports, Jabarov, the first vice chairman of the Russian Federation Commission of International Affairs, publicly stated that Russia is ready for negotiations and confrontation with NATO. He pointed out sharply that NATO has already openly positioned itself as the enemy of Russia, and has also constantly recruited new allies to join its camp. Jabarov's statement that was full of gunpowder was actually a point of sword-to-step by NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg. It is reported that Stoltenberg said high-profilely that NATO will announce that Russia is no longer a partner to NATO, but a "threat of peace." Jabarov commented on this that Russia has "been ready to confront NATO."
It has to be said that Russia and NATO's statements are becoming more and more tit-for-tat, and NATO continues to pressure Russia, and its attitude is extremely tough.You should know that the open claim to treat Russia as a "threat of peace" is undoubtedly picking up the "window paper" to further stimulate Russia and stimulate the situation. It can only be said that NATO is worthy of being a leading organization with the United States, and even if the situation is still adding fuel to the fire. Russia has obviously also made its attitude clear and will not surrender to the United States and NATO. In this way, US-Russia relations may deteriorate even further.
Then the third warning issued by Russia is about the EU. I believe many friends have heard that Ukraine has finally seen a ray of dawn on joining the EU. European Commission President von der Leyen has announced that the European Commission recommends giving Ukraine the status of a candidate member state in the EU. Then, when commenting on the situation in Russia and Ukraine, Vice President of the Russian Security Conference, Medvedev pointed out bluntly that Ukraine will not be able to really join the EU until the middle of this century, and the EU itself may have disappeared by then. It is reported that Medvedev said that the review process for Ukraine to join the EU will last for decades, and EU leaders will change generation after generation, "the real deadline will be mid-century, not earlier." In other words, Ukraine will be the fastest to truly join the alliance in the middle of this century. If the EU disappears by then, and Ukraine has gone through so much hardship and sacrificed so much but has not joined at all, I don’t know what terrible consequences will happen. Medvedev even lamented "What kind of deception did the unfortunate Ukrainian suffer."
As we all know, Ukraine has always been "dreaming" to join the EU, and now it has finally seen some progress. Although Russia's statement was poured on cold water, it is not an exaggeration. Now many countries are queuing up to join the EU, and some of them have sat on the "preparatory seat" in 1999, but have not yet become "released". French President Macron , German Chancellor Scholz and others have predicted that Ukraine will take "five to ten years" or even "decades" to officially join the alliance, which is consistent with Russia's prediction. Some comments pointed out that there is a distance between the EU's reserve players and the official members. British think tanks say that the process of joining the EU is so complicated and the standards are so high that it takes about five years to complete the candidate member states on average.
The EU requires the applicant countries to meet several major conditions, such as stable democracy, rule of law, human rights, a well-functioning market economy, etc. However, Ukraine is not only in war, but also GDP is also queuing in Europe. How can it be possible to quickly join the alliance? In this way, the West has painted another big cake for Ukraine. After talking about Russia's tough statement, let's take a look at what news has happened between the United States and NATO. First, NATO warned about a "protracted war". According to media reports, NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg publicly stated that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict may last for several years, and declared that even if the cost is high, Western countries cannot give up their support to Ukraine.
Everyone knows that NATO is an organization led by the United States. Judging from this statement, it is undoubtedly going to continue to fan the flames, and it seems that it has a strong sense of using Ukraine to confront Russia to the end. It is worth noting that Britain, known as the "second" of NATO, has been making frequent moves recently. British Prime Minister Johnson visited Ukraine and told Zelensky that he should now be prepared for the long-term conflict, and said that the UK will continue to provide military assistance and military training programs to Ukraine. At the same time, the new British Chief of Staff Sanders also threatened that he would build an army that could "resist" Russia and asked his own soldiers to prepare for another battle in the European continent.
This provocative meaning is very meaningful, and the ambitious remarks immediately attracted Russia's attention. Krasov, the first vice chairman of the Russian State Duma National Defense Committee, directly sarcastically said that he would recommend those who really think they can "win" Russia to read Russian history. In addition, Krasov also sharply commented that British military officials should have persuaded Ukraine to the negotiating table, but now they are beginning to fantasize about building an extremely powerful army to go to the European continent. This move will not help reverse the situation in Ukraine, the EU and the global market.In fact, what Krasov said is not false. As two "soul countries" of NATO, the behavior of the United States and the United Kingdom has become increasingly bold. Researchers from the US "Defense First" think tank even analyzed that the United States has now "crossed the line" and intervened in the Ukrainian conflict . The report said that the expert pointed out the amount of military aid the United States has provided to Ukraine, and said that the United States "helps Ukraine assassinate Russian generals and sinks Russian ships." Finally, it was concluded that it is difficult to say that the United States' actions are "not war."
In fact, since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the United States has provided billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine despite Russia's warnings. The amount is shattering. Although Biden said that it does not conflict directly with Russia, these actions are on the brink of danger. Russian Ambassador to the United States Antonov even warned that Ukraine's militarization directly threatens the interests of European and global security, but the United States still deaf ears and NATO is still making tough talks to Russia. It can be imagined that if the United States and the West continue to fan the flames, the situation in Russia and Ukraine will continue to deteriorate.
At this critical moment, Ukraine's attitude is also extremely "resolute". According to media disclosures, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kureba publicly stated that even if the West stops supplying weapons, Ukraine will continue to fight against Russia "with iron shovels." Judging from the statements of all parties, the situation in Russia and Ukraine does not seem to be eased, but is becoming increasingly fierce. We hereby advise the relevant parties to make a calm statement and not to fan the flames or add fuel to the fire, otherwise it will be too late to wait until the situation gets out of control. This episode ends here, see you next time!
