Putin celebrates Russia s victory, Ukraine s downfall

Mondo International Updated on 2024-01-29

2024 is just around the corner, and it will be an extremely important year for the whole world, as there will be two wars and two elections involved. The two wars are the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the two elections are the election of the leaders of the United States and Taiwan. These events could have far-reaching implications for the world landscape, reshape the balance of the great power game, or exacerbate global instability. According to a report by Russia Today on December 11, Putin delivered an "informal speech" at the ceremony of awarding the "Golden Star" medal to Russian soldiers. Putin held champagne and told the Russian generals and ** that Ukraine "is facing depletion and has no foundation of its own." Without their own base, they would not have their own ideology, industry and wealth, they would have nothing and no future, and we would have it". Putin stressed that as the special military operation continues, the Russian army is becoming more and more "sensible and organized", and the industry in ** is "also developing rapidly."

At the same time, according to the Global Times, US Republican Senator J.D. Vance has publicly stated that the United States must face up to the fact that Ukraine may need to "cede some territory" to Russia in order to end this tragic conflict. Vance told CNN that he opposes more U.S. military aid to Ukraine because he simply does not believe that Ukraine can defeat Russia. He thinks that the idea that Ukraine will drive Russia back to the borders of 1991 is ridiculous, no one really believes them, everyone with a brain knows that it will always end in negotiations. According to last week's news, the U.S. Senate vetoed Biden's bill of more than $60 billion in aid to Ukraine by 51:49, and "all Republican senators voted against." There are two main reasons why Republicans are blocking aid to Ukraine. On the one hand, 2024 is the first year in the United States, and the Republican Party links the U.S.-Mexico border security issue and immigration policy with the Ukraine aid bill, hoping to please voters and strive to "fight a turnaround", but Biden refuses to budge.

On the other hand, it is also because the Republican Party may really have lost confidence in Ukraine's "defeat" of Russia. Vance said that the United States has provided more than $100 billion in aid to Ukraine, and Biden intends to provide more than $60 billion in additional aid, so he thinks that what has not been achieved by $100 billion can be achieved with an additional $60 billionThere is an opinion within the Republican Party in the United States that Washington should agree to Ukraine's cession of part of its territory to Russia in order to end the current killing situation, because it is in the interests of the United States. This view is somewhat representative within the Republican Party, as a whopping 65% of Republican voters believe that too much is being spent on aid to Ukraine. Ukraine has been waiting for military aid but has been slow to gain support, while Russia has launched a full-scale offensive. In this context, the restlessness of Ukrainian ** Zelensky contrasts sharply with Putin's calm and confident image.

In a speech at the National Defense University, Zelenskyy stressed that Ukrainians know what this means when the enemy attacks and they can only sit back and wait for assistance, armor or equipment. He hoped that the United States would be able to trust them as much as Ukraine did, saying that Ukrainians would not give up and did not want to be abandoned. Although Zelensky was a former comedian and later an "iron fist", he did not want to give in or show weakness when he asked for help, he wanted to maintain basic dignity. However, Zelensky's wife did not hesitate to express her concerns. Earlier, Ukraine's first lady pleaded with the West for timely military assistance in an almost pleading tone, saying that Ukraine would be hopeless if the West grew tired of aiding Ukraine. Therefore, for the West, led by the United States, whether they will continue to provide strong assistance to Ukraine will determine whether the Russian-Ukrainian conflict will continue. What is certain is that the United States will still give Ukraine some assistance, at least to keep the areas currently controlled by the Ukrainian army, because if Russia really occupies all of Ukraine, who will dare to take refuge in the United States in the future?

On the battlefield in Ukraine, the side that initiates the attack often loses, so it is certain that the US military will rely on a small amount of aid for the Ukrainian army to hold its current stronghold. But as U.S. Senator Vance has said, no matter how much U.S. aid provides, Ukraine should not be expected to push Russia back to its 1991 borders. Therefore, it is basically unrealistic to expect the United States to once again support Ukraine in launching a large-scale **.

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