The situation in Ukraine has added new variables. The United States revealed that it had a true impact on "participating in the war", which increased the risk of a comprehensive conflict between the United States and Russia. However, NATO finally began to retreat, and Ukrainian President Zelensky once again offered peace talks for Russia.
The Russian-Ukrainian war is still going on, and the game behind the scenes around the Ukrainian issue is even more intense, and the NATO group led by the United States seems to be beginning to show timidity. According to the Global Times June 14th report, NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg said on Sweden that the process for Sweden and Finland to apply for NATO to join NATO is more complicated than expected, NATO "cannot determine" the time when these two countries are allowed to join NATO. Stoltenberg's statement translates to the fact that although NATO is willing to accept Finland and Sweden's joining, it is hard to say when it will join. It is even possible that Finland and Sweden's joining NATO has been delayed. On the surface, the reason why NATO is dragging on this matter is because Turkey has objections, but the actual reason is probably NATO's attempt to ease tensions with Russia.
Previously, Turkish President Erdogan raised objections to Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO, and then claimed that NATO needed to meet Türkiye's series of demands, so that Turkey would let go of this issue. Since the rules for joining NATO require the consent of all NATO countries, Türkiye's opposition constitutes an obstacle to Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO. But anyone with discerning eyes can see that Turkey itself just wants to take the opportunity to ask for concessions from Europe and obtain better conditions for itself. Turkey cannot be under the pressure of NATO senior management for a long time and will not let go. It will only further marginalize Turkey's own position in NATO.
NATO Secretary-General now claims that the time for Finland and Sweden to join NATO is uncertain, but in fact, it is taking the difficulties created by Türkiye as a guise, with the purpose of delaying time and avoiding excessive stimulation of Russia. After all, in the context of the fermentation of the Ukrainian crisis, the probability of direct conflict between Russia and NATO has increased significantly. At this time, it will further stimulate Russia, and NATO is also afraid of serious consequences. So, NATO put the brakes on the addition of Sweden and Finland, which essentially means that NATO has begun to back off on the issue of confrontation with Russia.
Interestingly, the United States, the driving force behind the Ukrainian issue, continues to add fuel to the fire in the Ukrainian situation. Previously, the United States confirmed that before the outbreak of the Ukrainian crisis, US military forces participated in cyber attacks against Russia in the Ukrainian region. This is the first time that the United States has admitted that active troops have conducted formal military operations against Russia in Ukraine. Coincidentally, US President Biden previously made a fuss about providing multiple rocket launchers for Ukraine, allowing the Ukrainian military to provide the Himas high-motorized rocket launcher system with a range of 80 kilometers. This move is believed to greatly increase the danger of the Russian military's ground forces and provide Ukraine with a powerful tool to attack Russia's mainland. The US government shouted that it would never go to war with Russia, but on the other hand, it continued to carry out such provocative behavior, which shows the Biden authorities' contradictory mentality towards Russia. Now Biden wants to attack Russia but dare not trigger a war. It is a dilemma, but the Biden administration should not forget a warning from Putin , that is, the full intervention of the United States is very likely to trigger a comprehensive nuclear war between the United States and Russia!
In the face of the United States, he wanted to intervene directly but did not dare to intervene directly. The NATO group began to retreat again, and the Zelensky authorities seemed to have also awakened and put forward new conditions for negotiations with Russia. Ukrainian President Zelensky pointed out in an interview with the media on the 13th local time that Ukraine is willing to conduct bilateral peace negotiations with Russia on the condition that Russia is "prepared to end the war." Zelensky's latest statement has softened significantly compared to before. According to his previous attitude, Russia will withdraw its border before February 24, and even withdraw from Crimea , so the Ukrainian side is willing to negotiate. Now, Zelensky only needs Russia to prepare for a truce. Such a change in attitude shows that the Ukrainian president's judgment on the situation has changed dramatically. At this time, Zelensky should not fantasize about the possibility of completely "beating Russia down" with Western aid.
The Ukrainian war has been fought for more than a hundred days. Although the Russian army has encountered initial disadvantages, it is seizing a decisive advantage on the battlefield. Although the United States-led West seems tough, it understands that a full-scale conflict with Russia may lead to disastrous consequences, which is both a devastating nuclear war. The best option for the Ukrainian authorities is to end the war in peace talks with Russia as soon as possible, rather than trying to rely on Western military aid to continue to fight, or even want to "defeat" Russia. The Zelensky authorities should now begin to realize this.
