From the 23rd to the 27th of this month, the Donetsk and Lugansk , which had previously announced "independence", plus Ukraine Khlsong Prefecture and Zaporoje Prefecture , also began a referendum, and it was up to their own people to decide whether to stay in Ukraine or join Russia, especially the Khlsong Prefecture and Zaporoje Prefecture, which are also affiliated with Ukraine in administrative jurisdiction. After five days of intense voting, the results of the referendums of various states recently came out. The approval rates of the four places in support of joining Russia were 99%, 98%, 93% and 87%, respectively, all exceeding the 50% threshold stipulated by law. This also means that as long as the four places receive the "acceptance order" signed by Russian President Putin , they will truly join Russia legally.
In response to this, the current vice chairman of the Russian Federation Security Conference Medvedev posted a message saying, "Welcome home." He also said that the newly joined Russian territory will also obtain the Russian side's nuclear protection . Afterwards, Zaporozei Province responded.
Comprehensive Observer Network , Russian Satellite News Agency reported that as soon as the referendum counting work was completed, Zaporoze Oblast directly announced: We are no longer part of Ukraine, and this decision is irreversible. The head of the state's administrative agency also said that the shelling and terror of Kiev failed to stop us from "returning to Russia."
Zaporoze Prefecture is located in the southeast of Ukraine. Its main steel plants, shipyards, and nuclear power plants are all located in Zaporoze . It is also located at the link of the four places of the referendum. You can go to eastern Ukraine and reach Crimea at the bottom. The strategic position is very important. Zaporoze's incorporation into Russia was a severe cut for Ukraine, just like Crimea in the past. However, this is the choice of the people and expresses the voice of the people.
Just 10 days ago, Ukraine launched a counterattack against the Russian army in the northeastern direction of Kharkov. Ukrainian President Zelensky announced that "6,000 square kilometers of territory have been regained", but this is not Ukraine's goal. We want to regain all territory, including Crimea, otherwise the war will not end. Zelensky's statement also directly confirms what Putin said to Indian Prime Minister Modi at the SCO summit, "Russia wants to end the war as soon as possible, but Ukraine is unwilling to negotiate. They want to use military power to solve the problem."
However, what failed to do as Zelensky wished was that Crimea had not yet been recaptured. Not only did Ukraine Dongdonbas, but also Khlsson and Zaporoze also "selled" Russia. After seven months of fighting, Ukraine's "deficiency" became increasingly larger.
And for "will not end the war", Western political circles and media interpret it, this is what Biden means. The reason why the White House did this is to continue to consume Russia and to drag down Europe. Because before the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, EU had expressed its willingness to "independence" many times, wanting to establish its own armed forces and get rid of its dependence on the United States in terms of security.
Most European countries are the main ally of the United States in NATO . Of course, the White House does not want such a thing to happen, otherwise wouldn’t it become a lonely person?
So, in addition to allowing the Russian-Ukrainian conflict to continue, something happened in Europe recently. Russia's natural gas pipelines from Nord Stream-1 and Nord Stream-2 to Europe were all exposed to explosions. Who did this? Let’s analyze it. Russia definitely doesn’t, because if it wants to stop gasing in Europe, just turn off the valve directly, and there is no need to blow up the pipeline; neither does the EU, because once it lifts sanctions against Russia, the Russian side can immediately transport it to Europe through these two pipelines. Blasting the pipeline is equivalent to breaking its own way of retreat.
Then, the most likely one is the United States. Judging from the tweeting of the former senior official of Polish , the United States is also the most suspicious, and after this incident, the United States has also benefited the most.
Whether the United States makes small moves against the EU or constantly improves the level of military aid to Ukraine, it is all about extending the time of conflict and fighting Russia to Europe. But what benefits has Ukraine, as a "war agent", gained? In the seven months of the conflict, countless casualties were killed and injured. Crimea was not recaptured. Ukraine left completely. The two southern states also went to Russia. Ukraine got nothing except the territory became ruins. For the interests of the United States, would it really be necessary to fight to the last Ukrainian ?
Medvedev recently reminded Kiev that if the Russian side insists on using nuclear weapons on the Ukrainian battlefield, NATO will not and dare not care, Ukrainian side must think clearly. I'm afraid this is the reality that Ukraine should consider.