In June of this year, Ukraine launched a summer "big **" For this offensive, Ukraine has been hyping for more than half a year. However, the "big **" result disappointed the Kyiv authorities, and the Ukrainian army, after the offensive was launched, quickly fell into a confrontation with the Russian army and did not achieve any substantial results. With the announcement of Ukraine's ** Zelensky, the Ukrainian army has moved to the defensive stage, and the "big **" has completely failed.
On the other hand, the Russian army has successively won victories on the frontal battlefield. According to the Observer, on November 14, Zelensky admitted that the military town of Avdiivka (known in Russia as Avdeyevka) in eastern Ukraine could not withstand the onslaught of the Russian army. By the end of November, the Kiev authorities confirmed that Avdiivka was under siege by Russian troops and that the situation was not good. Judging from the current battle situation, the Russian army has taken control of a number of key points in Avdiivka, but has not yet completed the encirclement. However, in Maryinka, another important Ukrainian military town, the situation of the Ukrainian army is even worse. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that 20 months after the offensive, the Russian army has raised the "Victory Banner" in Maryinka. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine refuted this, saying that the Ukrainian army is still holding out in some areas in the north.
Seeing that the situation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict has taken a sharp turn for the worse, some countries have begun to prepare for the post-war order in advance. According to the global network, without any warning, Belarusian ** Lukashenko made a surprise visit to China. You must know that when Lukashenko visited China in February this year, the Chinese side announced the news three days in advance, and then a large number of reports were carried out by major **. Before boarding the plane to visit China, Lukashenko also gave an interview to China. On February 28, Lukashenko's special plane flew to China, and the Chinese side prepared a grand welcoming ceremony for him.
However, this time, Lukashenko's special plane quietly arrived in Beijing on the evening of December 3, which was very "low-key" compared with the previous visit to China. However, according to the scene, China's welcome to Lukashenko has not decreased at all, and Vice Minister Ma Zhaoxu greeted him at the airport, and a red carpet was laid out at the scene, and flowers were sent by the welcome staff. The next day, the Chinese leader held talks with Lukashenko.
There is an opinion that as a head of state, visiting a country twice in a year has a very special significance. Belarus is an ally with Russia, and the two countries form the "Russian-Belarusian Union". However, when the situation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has changed greatly, Lukashenko did not visit Moscow for the first time, but went to Beijing, which shows that in the heart of Belarus, China-Belarus relations are of equal importance to Russia-Belarus relations. Lukashenko's visit to China this time is most likely to be a confrontation with the Chinese side on the post-war order of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
In addition, Lukashenko's surprise visit can further enhance the cooperation between China and Belarus. In 2022, the bilateral volume between China and Belarus has exceeded 5 billion US dollars, which is about 83 times higher than at the beginning of the establishment of diplomatic relations. However, in the first three quarters of this year, the total amount of China and Belarus was well over $5 billion, and it is expected to reach more than $8 billion for the whole year.
It is worth mentioning that on the second day of Lukashenko's visit to China, Chinese spokesperson Hua Chunying posted on social media that Lukashenko was playing ice hockey at Peking University. It can be seen that although it is a surprise visit, Lukashenko came to China this time, and the overall atmosphere is very relaxed. This detail further illustrates that China-Belarus relations are getting better and better.