In the past two months, Ukraine has become a hot topic in the news. Various news about the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine and the relations between Ukraine and Russia have emerged one after another, attracting the attention of countless people. In this process, the Ukrainian government has been hard and soft, jumping sideways repeatedly, which can be said to have attracted all the attention.
They first announced in early March that they were preparing to regain the Donbass region, and claimed that they wanted Russia to withdraw from this area, which caused countless self-media to celebrate, as if they were about to start a fight with Russia.
Before Russia could react much, the Ukrainian government suddenly changed its tone at the end of March. Instead of mentioning the recapture of Donbass, it instead cried out that Russia was mobilizing troops to invade itself, and turned to the United States, Europe and NATO for help.
Such a sharp turn left the international community confused for a while. Following their inertia, countries in the United States and Europe have spoken out in support of Ukraine and criticized Russia. NATO also made a gesture by sending military advisers to Ukraine. The United States also spent more than $100 million to purchase supplies for Ukraine, and even planned to send a destroyer to the Black Sea.
But in April, the Ukrainians finally revealed their true purpose: to join NATO.
On April 6, Ukrainian President Zelensky said in a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg that Ukraine's membership in NATO is the only way to end the conflict in Donbass. He called on NATO to start the process of absorbing Ukraine into NATO as soon as possible.
Ukrainian President Zelensky and NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg
In fact, this is not the first time Ukraine has requested to join NATO. In 2008, Ukraine formally applied to join NATO. Since then, different forces in Ukraine have launched a fierce game over the issue of joining NATO. After Yanukovych came to power in 2010, he once wrote the "non-alignment policy" into the constitution, legally denying the possibility of joining NATO. However, after the Ukrainian crisis in 2014, Yanukovych fled, and the issue of "joining the Treaty" once again attracted attention. In 2014, Ukraine once again revised its domestic laws and removed the "non-alignment policy" to clear the way for joining NATO.
Although Ukrainians are very eager to join NATO, opinions within NATO are not consistent on whether to accept this former Soviet republic. Not to mention the United States, the European countries in NATO alone are quarreling over this issue.
The Eastern European countries that joined NATO only after the Cold War are of course supportive. After all, like Ukraine now, they all have deep-rooted hostility and fear towards Russia. But this is not the case in Western European countries. Among them, the United Kingdom does support it. After all, the traditional "shit stirrer" skills are still there, but Germany is the representative of firm opposition. France is not necessarily the same. Most of the time it opposes, and sometimes it supports.
The reasons for support and opposition are also very clear, and they lie in the attitude towards Russia.
Everyone knows that if Ukraine is admitted to NATO, it means that NATO will be pushed under Russia's nose. For Russia, after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, their life was not easy, both domestically and internationally. They have always had a strong sense of crisis, and they are also quite disgusted and wary of NATO's aggressiveness and pressing.
In the eyes of the Russians, Europe and NATO are now putting all kinds of pressure on Russia. reconnaissance aircraft and warships are strolling around Russia every now and then, and various exercises are constantly showing off their muscles in front of the Russians. If Ukraine really joins NATO, wouldn't this threat and pressure become more obvious and heavier?
Therefore, the Russians have always wanted a buffer zone between themselves and NATO. For them, it is best for Ukraine to be pro-Russian. Even if it is not pro-Russian, it cannot join NATO.
However, as we all know, the leader of NATO is still the United States after all. No matter how many other countries think about it, in the end they still have to look at the eyes of the Americans.So, what is the attitude of the Americans when it comes to Ukraine's clamor to join NATO?
Strictly speaking, the Americans probably do not want to accept Ukraine into NATO now.
This is not just a guess, but there are obvious signs. Some time ago, Türkiye said that the United States informed them that it would send two "Burke" class destroyers through the Turkish Strait and enter the Black Sea. If it goes ahead, this move will undoubtedly provide support and endorsement to Ukraine.
But on April 16, the Americans canceled the plan. In the absence of other significant actions, this change is certainly worthy of attention. This actually shows that the Americans do not want to get too involved in the Ukrainian issue and are not willing to provide the Ukrainian government with wrong signals. They hope that Ukraine will accept it when it is convenient and pay attention to its discretion.
The reason why Americans think so is that they must have many considerations. It should be noted that although the United States has increased its tone of attack on Russia this year, after all, Russia is also a major country with thousands of nuclear warheads . And people have made it clear that there are not many scruples about using to nuclear weapons . Therefore, Americans do not want to really have a head-on conflict with Russia, and they are even less willing to be involved in a head-on conflict with Russia by a nonsensical country like Ukraine.
Consider that Ukraine is, after all, close to Russia and far away from the core of NATO. If a war really breaks out, it will be a big disadvantage for NATO to come all the way to support. Therefore, the United States' attitude towards Ukraine has always been used as a prop to disgust and contain Russia. It just wants to give some benefits and really accept Ukraine? Just forget it.
Therefore, in this incident, after the Americans realized that the whole thing was mainly directed and staged by Ukrainians, they were naturally unwilling to follow the rhythm of the Ukrainian government, let alone endorse Ukraine's membership of NATO.
The Ukrainian ambassador to Germany
may have seen that NATO, especially the United States, is not very positive. This wave of attempts to join NATO is about to end in failure. Ukrainians are also a little angry and unscrupulous. No, the Ukrainian ambassador to Germany even openly declared that Ukraine needs to restore its nuclear status if it cannot join NATO. Trying to use nuclear weapons to put pressure on NATO and the United States.
But the problem is that all the nuclear weapons Ukraine inherited from the Soviet Union when it became independent have long been destroyed. Where can they restore their nuclear status? As for re-production...please, you haven't done these things in decades, the equipment and personnel have long been wiped out. If the team is reorganized, will Ukraine have money? Anyone? Do you have equipment? Is there any technology?
All the nuclear weapons that Ukraine once possessed have been destroyed.
Even if there are these things, with the current chaotic situation in Ukraine, who can rest assured that the nuclear weapons you created can be effectively managed? Americans should all jump out and oppose it, okay?
So, this round of the Ukrainians’ “NATO dream” is destined to end in failure. T
