2022 is coming to an end, but the Russian-Ukrainian conflict that has lasted for 10 months still cannot see the dawn of peace.
According to Zelensky's latest statement, the situation in Odessa Prefecture, in southern Ukraine, is very difficult, and is still powered off 1.5 million residents. In the eastern Ukraine region, the fierce battle between Russia and Ukraine in Bachmut for several days almost destroyed this small border town.
In order to make breakthrough progress on the battlefield as soon as possible, Russia has made new moves.
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Medvedev did not explain what "weapons of destructive based on new physical principles" mean, but according to previous statements by Russian media, these weapons are manufactured based on physical processes and phenomena that have not been used before.
Although Putin has not announced that Russia has entered a wartime state, it is not difficult to see from Medvedev's statement that Russia has driven enough power to the state machine and invested in the production of weapons and equipment .
Before this, the Western satellite pictures released by the United States showed that in the famous Ural tank manufacturing plant, dozens of brand new tanks and armored vehicles were neatly parked on the open space in the factory area and were transported to the front line through the railway near the factory.
As for the "weapons of destruction based on new physical principles" mentioned by Medvedev refers to whether the nuclear weapon is , I personally think it is not. The reason is very simple. Although Russia has shown "nuclear deterrence" many times in , for Russia, it is not yet time to use nuclear weapons.
Therefore, Russia is currently expanding production, which should be non-nuclear but highly destructive weapons, such as the thermopress bomb , sub-compartment bomb , aluminum thermal bomb, etc. that the Russian army has used on the Ukrainian battlefield.
But everything has two sides. While Russia frequently shows off its "nuclear deterrence", it seems to have brought some diplomatic difficulties to itself.
This weekend, a senior Indian official who asked not to be named revealed to Bloomberg that Modi will not attend the annual summit face to face with Putin , due to Putin's recent threat to use nuclear weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine.
But the Indian official also emphasized that Russia-Indian relations are still strong, but in the current international environment, it is said that bilateral relations are "no good" for Modi himself.
As we all know, India is an important ally of Russia in Asia. The two countries upgraded their bilateral relations to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2002. Since then, Russia and India have held annual summits every year. In 2020, the summit was interrupted once due to the epidemic.
But this time the Russian-Indian summit was cancelled, which is obviously related to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
India has always maintained a neutral attitude towards the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and has so far refused to condemn and sanction Russia. Even in the context of the continuous increase in the sanctions against Russia in the West, India has also increased its efforts to purchase Russian oil, and has now become the second largest buyer of Russian oil.
The reason why Modi did not see Putin is at least two major considerations.
On the one hand, India does not want to "make trouble for itself". According to the process, this year's Russia-Indian summit will be held in Moscow . But in the context of "supporting Ukraine and anti-Russia" has become the "political correctness" of the West, if Modi visits Russia at this time, he may be collectively criticized by the West, which is obviously not what Modi wants to see.
On the other hand, India is not only an ally of Russia, but also an important ally of the United States in Asia. Therefore, New Delhi has always adopted a balanced policy between the United States and Russia. Modi's absence from Putin this time is equivalent to selling the United States for a face-saving , letting the West know that "I considered your feelings."
Of course, as the Indian official said, the cancellation of this year's Russia-India summit does not mean that the relationship between the two countries is deteriorating. But for Putin, if the Russian-Ukrainian conflict drags on for too long, everything will be impossible.
This "tug-of-war" is time to end.
