Recently, both Western scholars and analysts have reached a consensus on the development trend of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The conflict over the past two years has exhausted Europe and the United States, and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has made it even worse. Just as Moscow is pondering how to maximize its interests in future negotiations, there is puzzling news from Kyiv that Zelensky may really be disgusted with the Ukrainians. According to Reuters and AFP, Zelensky revealed at a year-end press conference that the Kiev authorities are considering remobilizing between 450,000 and 500,000 Ukrainians to participate in the war with Russia. Perhaps because of the clear awareness that conscription in Ukraine has become increasingly difficult and corruption has become more and more serious over the past year, Zelensky mentioned improving the conscription system. However, as for how it will be improved, Zelensky did not disclose. I suspect that the issue of conscription has developed over the past two years into a vast web of interests that has become very complex and sensitive.
To put it bluntly, both the United States and Russia have begun negotiations to prepare for an end to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Europe, the second largest loser in this conflict, is also clear about aiding Ukraine. In this context, Zelensky still wants to mobilize 500,000 Ukrainians to fight, and it is hard not to suspect that Zelensky's actions are motivated by hatred of Ukrainians and not for other purposes. This move surprised even Americans and Europeans alike. For example, a report in the New York Times mentions that with the defeat of **, the battlefield is at a stalemate and the front line ** is increasing, forcing Ukraine to speed up the pace of conscription. However, the news that came out on social ** was that Ukrainian conscripts were arresting men directly on the street and using force to bring them into the barracks, an act that provoked the anger of Ukrainians.
According to the report of "AFP", at present, Ukraine's willingness to fight is extremely low, few people are willing to go to the battlefield, lack of combat motivation, and Ukraine ** is facing a serious "motivation problem". This statement is quite sharp, and it can even be said to be to the point. So, what is this "motivation problem"?The Russia-Ukraine conflict is essentially a geopolitical game between the US-Western bloc and Russia, and the battle in Ukraine is actually a first-man war. Now the United States and Western countries no longer want to continue fighting, they are ready to give up, and Russia does not intend to go deeper. Both sides are preparing for peace talks. So, Zelensky ** still wants to put 500,000 Ukrainians on the battlefield, why is that?What is the "motivation" for this?Does he think that Ukraine's sacrifices are not big enough?Still feel like the last drop of blood hasn't been shed yet?The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, Zaluzhny, has repeatedly and publicly revealed that they lack ** equipment and training, and therefore cannot turn the tide on the front line.
In this case, even if 500,000 Ukrainians go to war, nothing will change. Perhaps, in Zelensky's eyes, these 500,000 lives are just a bargaining chip to win the support of the West and avoid bearing the "price of defeat" himself.