This summer, northern China was affected by the El Niño phenomenon, and the temperature was unbearably high. However, in addition to climate factors, there are also social issues that fill the hearts of the Chinese people with discontent and anger.
Some people say that the United States is the mastermind and manipulator of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, on the one hand, it wants to consume Russia's comprehensive strength to the greatest extent by fighting to the last Ukrainian, and on the other hand, it wants to drag down Europe's economic strength as much as possible and let more European capital flow to the United States.
Although these goals may seem crazy, Americans understand at least one thing, don't be insatiable, know how to do it in moderation. A return to the status quo ante to the state of affairs before the outbreak of the conflict is a goal, and if Crimea can be recovered, it will be considered a complete success.
But even the arrogant Americans underestimated the madness of the Ukrainian ** Zelensky. In the absence of a major breakthrough in the summer, when aid from the United States and NATO is already insufficient, and when Ukrainian medical care is already in jeopardy, Zelensky went so far as to put forward a new premise for peace negotiations: to return to the pre-1991 borders.
It was an era when the Soviet Union underwent great changes and eventually led to its disintegration, and it was the leaders of the three union republics of Ukraine, Belarus and Russia, behind the back of the Soviet Union and Gorbachev, secretly negotiated and formulated a plan for dismantling the Soviet Union, and finally forced Gorbachev to accept it.
But one thing is certain: Ukraine was the most powerful when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, mainly because it had the world's third-largest nuclear arsenal, which could even keep the United States awake at night. It can also be said that if the current Ukraine had even one nuclear bomb, it would not have been so bullied by Russia.
But history is history, and there are not so many ifs. The reverse is also true, although Ukraine in 1991 was strong, Ukraine in 2023 will never go back to that time. Zelensky's goal is not only an unrealistic dream, but also a mental anesthetic, just like Lu Xun's Ah Q wants Wu's mother.