Many inconspicuous countries are weak both economically and militarily, but they can easily become the focus of long-term war games and the world's attention. The most typical one is Ukraine . Ukraine, a country, has become the focus of contention between the East and the West since the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Now it has been in constant war, and has even triggered a war between NATO and Russia. Many people do not understand why. In fact, Ukraine is called a battleground in the world. Why do you say that? You may not think of it.
In the mid-20th century, Western strategy identified Ukraine as a world strategic support point, or a battleground in world strategy. Especially for the United States, Ukraine is crucial and a place that must be fought for. Therefore, the United States continues to promote the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the independence of Ukraine. After Ukraine became independent, it continued to support Ukraine and constantly provoked conflicts between Ukraine and Russia.
eventually led to the 2014 Ukraine War, after which the Ukraine crisis continues to this day. The reason for this is that after the United States became the world hegemon, there was an accurate prediction on geopolitics that whoever controls Eurasia will win the world. In other words, whoever controls Eurasia will pose a direct threat to the hegemony of the United States and the West.
And Ukraine is a key country for Eurasian hegemony. Especially for Russia, which is the greatest potential threat to Western hegemony, Ukraine has become the key to victory. For the West, Ukraine is the core of Eastern Europe and a key channel for controlling the Black Sea , the south Mediterranean and the Middle East . Therefore, if the West controls Ukraine, it can effectively control Eastern Europe, threaten Russia, and ultimately achieve complete control of Europe, and its hegemony will be unshakable.
For Russia, Ukraine is Russia's strategic barrier to the West, it is also the key to Russia's influence on the CIS, and it is the core of Russia's control of Eastern Europe. Once lost, Russia can only stay in a corner of Europe and cannot expand. At most, it can be an Asian country and can no longer challenge the West...
This is where Ukraine belongs. Because whoever wins Ukraine will win the world, Ukraine has become a battleground in the world. This is also the reason why the United States, which has always been behind the scenes, has taken the lead in rushing to the front desk this time and wants to fight Russia to the death at all costs.
Judging from this situation, the West and Russia can compete for Ukraine, a must-contested place in the world, at any cost, so it is likely to trigger a war, which is what we need to guard against. Because this is a matter of life, death and the future for both parties. What do readers think about this? Welcome to leave a message and discuss with the editor!
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Reference: "Modern and Modern History of the World".