Zelensky is coming to the United States again.
He went to the United States for no other purpose than to do one thing: to ask for money and military aid.
When others borrow money from the big brother or ask for rewards and sponsorships, they will blush more or less, but Zelensky asks for military aid in a very different way, and he is confident. This is also Zelensky's style all along. Many say that Zelensky went to the west to beg. This is a big misunderstanding. There has never been a person who "stands and asks for money" like Zelensky.
If you don't give money, or if you give less, you will be criticized and scolded by Zelensky. That's probably the strength of super influencers. In China, only Simba and Li Jiaqi are so arrogant.
But today is different from the past, and the money in the United States is also coming. Zelensky's popularity is much less than it used to be. The $100 billion in military aid requested by Biden has been delayed. Zelensky is now like an out-of-fashion internet celebrity. Although he is still very proud in his bones, he has to bow his head under the eaves. For Ukraine to resist Russia, U.S. military assistance is crucial. However, US military aid has dropped sharply. It used to be more than $300 million a week, but now it has dropped to less than $200 million.
Judging by the accounts, the money seems to be decreasing, but when it is reflected on the battlefield, **equipment** begins to be seriously insufficient. After receiving ammunition assistance from the DPRK, the strength of the Russian army began to increase dramatically, and the use of ammunition was also more fierce than before. Avdiivka almost became the second **Mutter.
In order to resist the bombardment of Russian shells, the Ukrainian troops holding on to Avdiivka have built a 7-meter-thick concrete protective wall. It's a small town of only 29 square kilometers, which is smaller than **Mutter. The advantage of this is that there are no bunkers on the perimeter of Avdiivka, and even if the Russian army wants to, they cannot rush in. However, in order to thwart the will of the Ukrainian army to fight, the Russian army bombarded Avdiivka with tons of ammunition every day.
In Kherson, Ukrainian troops crossed the Dnieper and landed in the left-bank region. But they didn't have heavy equipment for siege, so they could only hold their positions and be beaten passively.
The Ukrainian army still lacks offensive**. Of the F-16 fighters promised by NATO, only a few have been delivered so far. It can't be said that it's useless, but it's really useless. NATO's military assistance is exhausted, and Zelensky is very worried.
Russia is different. No matter what, the idea at the top is unanimous, that is, to support Putin's re-election and fight until Ukraine admits defeat and completely annexes four eastern Ukrainian oblasts. No one can doubt Russia's determination that the Russian army will not retreat as long as Putin remains.
This is the most uncomfortable situation for Ukraine, and it is also the one that the United States is least willing to face. It is not that the United States is unwilling to provide military assistance to Ukraine, but it is about what benefits the United States can gain if it continues to provide military assistance. If only to contain Russia, and the United States needs to constantly increase its bargaining chips, then what about the Middle East?What about the Asia-Pacific region?Is the United States willing to watch the Middle East lose control and China rise?
From China's point of view, this situation is quite acceptable. On the one hand, the United States is trapped in the Russia-Ukraine war and it is difficult to get out. On the other hand, the United States must straighten out the Middle East and defend Israel. As for China. At this time, we can not only fill in the sand and conquer the Philippines, but also strive to climb the tree of technology and break the technological blockade. We can also capture the Russian market and export large-scale infrastructure to ASEAN. Following the completion of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway and the China-Laos railway, the China-Thailand high-speed railway and the Malaysian East Bay high-speed railway have also been put on the agenda, and the China-Vietnam railway has also begun to merge.
It would be better for Russia and Ukraine to fight for another three years, and wait for China to build the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway into a fait accompli, open up Central Asia, and directly connect the Middle East. The construction of the China-Pakistan railway will also be accelerated, which will reach the port of Gwadar. What many people don't know is that after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, it rarely made the news. When they were building roads and bridges, the engineering team was invited from China. After the completion of such a huge railway network, a huge land power system will be formed. All railways lead to Beijing, and China has become the center of land power in Eurasia.
To accomplish such a big project, we can't let the big powers outside the region make trouble and let Ukraine weld the United States and Russia to death in eastern Ukraine. Let's work quietly and endure this painful period.
In the process of the rise of great powers, the most uncomfortable stage is when you are the second. The boss teamed up.
Three, four, five, six. Suppression and exclusion of the second child. The economic contradictions accumulated over many years of rapid development, coupled with external pressure, have forced the entire national economy to move forward under pressure and bear a heavy burden. If you're not careful, you'll fall.
Japan, Germany, and France were all suppressed in this way. The second child's competitors are not only the second child, but there are many other people behind him. In order to secure its status as the second most powerful country in the world, it needs someone to step up, attract firepower, deflect conflicts.
If we want the Russia-Ukraine war to continue and stop the United States and Russia from backing down, we must rely on Zelensky to refuel it.