(NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg)
According to Global Times 5 on May 16, html former NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg said on the 5th that Ukraine "can win" the war with Russia because "Russia's offensive is failing." It is reported that he made such a statement at the meeting discussing the membership application for Finland and Sweden to join NATO.
It is understood that NATO believes that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has not been carried out as Russia plans, which gives Ukraine a chance to win, but NATO will continue to provide military support to Ukraine. For Russia, NATO is facing unprecedented "great unity" since the end of the Cold War and . NATO, which was previously considered " brain-dead " by France, has now "rescued" because of Russia's offensive against Ukraine.
(Naturally NATO is facing a crisis of falling apart before the Russian-Ukrainian conflict)
Not only that, NATO may also "expand" again because of this. Currently, Finland and Sweden, among the three Nordic countries, are planning to join NATO. Although Russia strongly opposes this, it still cannot stop these countries from starting to "enter the process of joining". Including NATO's "original member" Norway, and Iceland , which has previously joined NATO, 's territory will soon cover the entire Northern Europe, which puts Russia in the dilemma of "embracing around". and faces NATO's remarks that "Ukraine may win", and Russia warned the West not to cross the red line and declared that Russia "will never surrender."
Some analysts say that NATO, as an organization that fought against the " Warsaw Pact " during the Cold War, should have been disbanded after the end of the Cold War. But not only did this organization not decline because of the end of the Cold War, but instead absorbed many former Warsaw Pact member states. On the one hand, it expanded its strength and was closer to Russia on the other hand, which also made Russia feel very uneasy and has always emphasized the need to prevent NATO's "eastern expansion."
(The Russian army failed to take Ukraine in the first round of offensives and fell into a stalemate)
However, with Russia taking action against Ukraine, the NATO that Russia longed for "no longer expanding eastward" became a bubble. Not only did Nordic countries actively join NATO, but even many Russian neighbors also hoped to join NATO and gain "asylum" from the United States and the West. Even so, NATO still claims to be a "defense organization."
(Ukrainian President Zelensky's "battlefield show" has attracted a lot of sympathy from Western countries)
Experts said that it is difficult for Russia to gain diplomatic advantages from Nordic countries in the current state. On the battlefield, although the Russian army has deployed a large number of advanced weapons, it has not been able to accelerate the effective attack on the Ukrainian front. The advancement of the entire battlefield has slowed down. The Ukrainian army has recovered and even launched many counterattacks against Russia. This will have a great impact on the morale of the Russian army on the front and the morale of the entire Russia.
In addition, after receiving NATO's "encouragement", Ukraine has also increased its investment in "public opinion war". Not only has it sent Ukrainian delegations to participate in the "European Singing Competition" to show the "state" of Ukraine, but it has also made the people in Ukraine feel a boost in morale, which is an unfavorable situation for Russia.
