At a time when the United States is mired in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and is unable to provide aid to Ukraine, the United Kingdom finally can't help it, and has already taken substantive actions for Ukraine to start the winter offensive in advance. At the same time, Britain has reminded Russia that the time may have come to stop being benevolent.
In recent times, fierce fighting between Russia and Ukraine on the eastern front has intensified, but so far no significant progress has been made by either side. With the advent of the cold winter, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is about to face a second winter, and Kyiv is worried that the Russian army may launch a more powerful offensive in winter, so Ukrainian ** Zelensky emphasized the importance of air defense systems in Ukraine's defense plans, and called on Western countries to increase their *** to Ukraine, especially air defense and missile defense systems.
However, at a time when Kyiv is in crisis, bad news comes from the United States, the biggest supporter. Biden**'s previous request for a special grant of about $60 billion to support Ukraine was recently voted down by the Senate. Despite Biden's nervous play up of the situation, claiming that Ukraine would be at great risk of defeat and that Putin might continue to attack NATO countries, the threat does not seem to have worked well. At a time when the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is escalating, Biden's plan to support Ukraine seems weak.
However, it also created an opportunity for Britain, as if the former "sun never sets" hegemon saw hope for the revival of the "British Empire". As a result, Britain could not wait to sound the clarion call for a winter offensive for Ukraine. According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, the British Ministry of Defense announced that it would transfer two "Sanddown"-class minehunters to Ukraine to enhance Ukraine's maritime combat capabilities. At the same time, the British Ministry of Defense said it would lead a new coalition with Norway to support Ukraine's maritime military capabilities, providing Kyiv with ships and transports to boost Ukraine's overall maritime capabilities.
This British move is clearly a blatant provocation, although Russia has warned that NATO countries are playing with fire by providing ** to Ukraine, but Britain has completely ignored this warning and even plans to form a new alliance to support Ukraine in its confrontation with Russia in the long term. After Britain jumped on the tank of US support for Ukraine, its actions became more and more unbridled. Especially at a time when U.S. support for Ukraine is in trouble, Britain seems to see an opportunity to rapidly increase its international influence.
However, Britain may not realise that the early start of a winter offensive for Ukraine through military aid may end up being an unrealistic illusion of a declining empire. After all, Russia is not an easy object to compromise, and this move by Britain is more like provoking trouble. Russia has issued a warning, saying that providing ** to Ukraine is playing with fire, and any materials supporting Ukraine ** may become a legitimate target for Russia.
In general, Britain's actions may have made Russia stop being benevolent, but illusions about a peaceful settlement of the conflict may have been dashed. At this critical juncture, only by striking hard and hitting the nail on the head can we strangle the provocation of Western countries against Russia in the cradle. Britain may have given Russia a chance to make an example, and then it will be up to Russia to see if it can grasp it.