There is an old saying that goes, "A friend in need is a friend indeed." This sentence not only describes the relationship between people, but also the relationship between countries. What is the relationship between two countries can only be easily seen when facing a crisis. No, Russia has recently used its own actions to prove its close friendship and alliance with Serbia .
According to relevant reports from the Russian Satellite News Agency, not long ago, the Russian Ministry of Defense has announced that because the situation in Serbia is now very tense and dangerous, and the Kosovo issue is very complex and sensitive, Russia will directly dispatch relevant military personnel and military equipment in accordance with the relevant strategic cooperation agreement signed with Serbia before, and the current request made by Serbia to Russia. Under the premise of ensuring the absolute safety of allies, it will pay close attention to the direction of the Kosovo issue.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this Russian speech is packed with "bombshells" and reveals at least three important aspects of information.
First, Russia has decided to send military personnel and military equipment to Serbia, which means that Russia will take action directly.
Sure enough, at almost the same time when this news was revealed, three Russian Ilyushin-76 large military transport aircraft directly carried more than 400 Russian special forces soldiers and related combat equipment. They took off overnight from the Russian mainland and landed directly overnight at a Serbian air force base not far from the Kosovo region. They quickly completed combat deployments in accordance with the combat plan and were ready to respond to all emergencies.
When the Russian army saw the "magic soldiers descending from the sky", the morale of the Serbian army, which had been beating the drum before, was greatly boosted, and they soon started a series of cooperation and exchanges with the Russian army, and jointly began to cooperate for sudden situations that may occur in the future.
I have to say that although the Russian army is currently sending only a few hundred troops, it fully illustrates Russia's attitude. When the situation in Serbia was at its most tense in the past two days, many people speculated that Russia, which was deeply involved in the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield, might not be able to support Serbia. However, the current actions of the Russian army have undoubtedly directly shattered this statement. Obviously, for Russia, Serbia and Belarus have become Russia's only two strategic allies in Europe. No matter what the circumstances, Russia will never give up these two important allies of its own. Only by protecting Belarus and Serbia can Russia effectively contain them from within NATO without having to worry about NATO turning around to deal with itself. In a word, Putin is very clear about the truth that the lips are dying and the teeth are cold.
Secondly, the Russian side mentioned "on the premise of ensuring the absolute safety of its allies." This sentence is also full of information.
I have to admit that once NATO really decides to jointly send troops to Kosovo, the hundreds of special forces sent by the Russian army, even if combined with the military power of Serbia as a whole, will not be able to successfully stop the NATO army. In terms of conventional military power, neither Serbia nor Russia is an opponent of the same order of magnitude as NATO.
But now, since Russia has publicly stated that it will absolutely ensure the security of Serbia, this means that when the conflict breaks out, Russia will no longer be limited to using conventional military force to deal with NATO, but will use all the forces it can use, especially its three-in-one strategic deterrent force.Presumably after seeing the news announced by Russia, NATO has begun to feel anxious. Is Russia going to fight itself desperately for the sake of Serbia?
I have to say that one of the characteristics of Western countries is that they are "paper tigers". They usually shout fiercely, but when they are really desperate or even facing the crisis of nuclear war, the West is often the first to give up. The reason is very simple. Simply put, for these "capitalists", the most important capital is life. Even if they don't have their own lives, all other wealth will naturally come to nothing. Therefore, at the last moment, the weakness of the bourgeoisie will often be revealed immediately. This time, faced with Russia's threatening statement, the West may really think carefully about the consequences.
Third, Russia said that it is paying close attention to the direction of the Kosovo issue. It seems that this time Russia is likely to directly intervene in the Kosovo issue, and even use this crisis to solve the Kosovo issue in one fell swoop and help Serbia remove this "ticking time bomb" hanging above its head. The West has always used the Kosovo issue to interfere in Serbia's internal affairs, and even used it to suppress Russia. However, due to the sensitivity and complexity of the Kosovo issue, Russia has actually never had a chance to intervene to help Serbia solve this problem.
But this time, NATO's extremely excessive behavior, which even directly threatened Serbia's sovereignty, gave Russia the best reason to solve this problem. If it does not want a full-scale conflict with Russia, then this time the West can only sit down and negotiate with Russia and Serbia. It has to be said that this Serbian crisis may eventually evolve into NATO shooting itself in the foot, and it will no longer be able to use the Kosovo issue to target Serbia in the future.
In short, at the critical moment, Russia took decisive action and arrogantly provided Serbia with security guarantees. Now, who dares to move? The situation in the Balkans may be about to reach a major turning point. Let us wait and see how the situation will develop next.
