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Recently, former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi publicly stated at the meeting: The outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict should not be blamed on Russian President Putin , and his main responsibility lies with Ukrainian President Zelensky . At the same time, he also said that Putin's military operations against Ukraine and the Russian military's de-Nazization plan are not inappropriate. This remark shocked Western media. At the same time, the German president also issued a statement saying that he would postpone his plan to visit Ukraine. For a time, European countries' attitude towards Ukraine changed drastically. Will Ukraine be abandoned?
The Russian-Ukraine war has lasted for nearly eight months. During this period, , led by the United States, , has provided a large amount of military and economic assistance to Ukraine, which is also the main reason why the Ukrainian army can persist for so long. However, Ukraine's strong support has recently appeared some cracks. The US Department of Defense said in an interview with the media this week that the United States has supported a large number of military equipment since the Russian-Ukraine conflict, which has had an impact on its own strategic preparations. It will suspend high-end ammunition aid to Ukraine in the future. Some analysts believe that the US military's inventory is not so tight. This statement by the US side may be a signal to stop interfering in the situation in Russia-Ukraine. In addition, Europe has also postponed economic assistance to Ukraine. So, Western countries suddenly change their attitudes unanimously. Do they really want to give up Ukraine? I have the following three views on this.
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First of all, European countries are currently facing serious economic problems and are unable to take care of Ukraine. Europe's energy has always relied on Russia's supply. However, after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Europe responded to the call of the United States and imposed multiple rounds of sanctions on Russia, which also inspired Russia's countermeasures and restricted Europe in major energy and natural gas fields. Although European countries have opened up new channels from the United States and international markets, temporarily alleviating energy pressure, this is not only expensive, but it cannot last long. As the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC+ announced a reduction in production, the help from the United States has gradually decreased, which has led to serious economic problems in many European countries. A large number of French people took to the streets to march, demanding that the government lift sanctions on Russia, and thus lowering fuel prices. Germany has shown a serious trend of de-industrialization of , a large number of key enterprises have moved out, and the British Prime Minister even stepped down due to wrong economic measures. In this case, European countries are indeed unable to provide too much help to Ukraine.
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Secondly, some European elites have realized that the main profits in the Ukrainian conflict are the United States, and European countries need to make decisions based on their own interests. Earlier, a former Italian officer suggested that the United States is the leader of the situation. In fact, it is weakening Europe with the help of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Although European officials have not responded to this remark, leaders of some countries have begun to publicly express dissatisfaction with the United States. French President Macron has repeatedly stated on the high-priced US energy, saying that the United States is deviating from its allies, and the German Chancellor even publicly opposed the US plan to decouple from China, saying that Germany will not follow the US footsteps, and even bluntly stated that the US is the wrong path. It can be seen that the US's behavior has affected Europe's attitude towards the United States. Therefore, Europe is likely to make a different choice from the United States on the Ukraine issue.
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Finally, the situation in Russia and Ukraine is taking a huge turn, the probability of Ukraine winning is reduced, and European countries hope to seek a way out.With the Russian army's bombing for many consecutive days, the supply line and logistics of the Ukrainian army have been seriously affected. More importantly, the newly mobilized reserve forces of the Russian army have gradually entered the battlefield, and the situation has begun to change in a favorable direction for Russia. NATO Secretary-General also recently stated that the NATO nuclear umbrella is not applicable to Ukraine. Obviously, the United States is also trying to cool down the situation, and Europe's demand for this is more urgent. At the same time, Russia has successively sent signals of goodwill and expressed its willingness to continue to provide natural gas. In addition, the Russian commander Sulovikin also issued a statement saying that what Russia wants is only Ukraine to remain neutral, which gives Europe the opportunity to negotiate. After all, easing the situation at this time and reconciling with Russia as soon as possible is a beneficial and harmless choice for Europe.
Overall, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is essentially a game of interests between the United States and Russia. Europe itself is not a direct participant. On the contrary, Europe has become a de facto victim. Faced with this situation, European countries' sense of independence is also slowly arise. Political officials from many countries have begun to express their views on the Ukraine issue, and most European people even called on the government to stop interfering in the situation in Russia and Ukraine. Therefore, it is inevitable for European countries to abandon Ukraine. For European countries, maintaining peace in Eastern Europe is the best situation.
