Why doesn't Russia have a chance to join forces on the European continent?
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has been the loneliest 30 years in Europe, and with the continuous eastward expansion of the European Union and NATO in the past 30 years, Russia's political, military, and economic security space has been greatly compressed. In the heart of Europe, in addition to its own hardcore little ally Belarus, even its former brother Ukraine has turned against itself!Today's Russia has few friends in Europe. So the question is, why is it difficult for Russia to play a cohesive role in Europe and get rid of isolation?Let's take a look!
Since the time of Peter the Great, Russia has become a European power!From this time on, Russia became a European power along with France, Germany and Italy, which were also on the European continent, as well as the island nation of Great Britain and the later dissolved Austro-Hungarian Empire!On the European continent, Russia, France, and Britain are often one group on the periphery, and Germany and Austria are the other group, participating in the geopolitical game on the European continent. At that time, although Russia was poor, it was also recognized as a member of the European family by other European powers. Russia at that time was not alone!
So when did Russia's isolation in Europe begin?The answer is the end of World War I. With the establishment of the Soviet Union, Russia's power began to be much stronger than that of Britain, France, Germany, and Italy, which were the traditional European powers. Later, after the baptism of World War II, the Soviet Union occupied most of Europe. The Soviet Union became a superpower on a par with the United States. Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and other traditional European powers in Western Europe had no choice but to rely on the strength of the United States to form a balance of power with the Soviet Union on the European continentThe moment the Soviet Union was at its peak, it meant that it had no friends, and some of it was a deep game with the other side led by the United States!
Later, around the 1990s, after the collapse of the Soviet Union due to a deep crisis, Russia's strength was greatly reduced, but in Europe it is still the world's second only nuclear power to the United States. Russia is still a formidable power in the eyes of Britain, France, and Germany. So taking advantage of Russia's weakness, the United States and the European Union took the opportunity to expand eastward to the doorstep of today's Russia. But Russia was not admitted to the EU and NATO!
For today's Russia, although its strength is not as strong as it was during the Soviet era. But Russia remains the world's leading power. At present, the countries in the world that can compete with the United States are Russia and us!Over the past 30 years, with the gradual deepening of European integration!European countries, represented by France and Germany, also have the desire to gradually reconcile with Russia and then jointly achieve economic integration. But this is obviously something that the United States, a major power outside the region, does not want to see!What the United States needs is a ** Europe. And to cultivate an opposing side for most of Europe, Russia happens to be the most suitable country!After World War II, Western countries were deeply infiltrated by the United States at the political, economic, and military levels. This also makes it not easy for Russia to achieve great reconciliation with major powers such as Britain, France, Germany, and Italy, as well as Eastern Europe, and other countries within the sphere of influence of the former Soviet UnionBut with the United States in decline and its global control drastically declining, Russia may be able to see this opportunity in the future