Biden has a hard time aiding Ukraine. The tens of billions of dollars aid package failed to pass Congress due to opposition from conservative Republican parties. This makesUnited States**The shortage of funds for aid to Ukraine has become very urgent. After all, if Ukraine's defeat had occurred during Biden's administration, he would face serious challenges next year. Faced with a situation where Congress cannot provide funds, Biden has begun to think about snatching Russia's sovereign assets.
According to the Financial Times, internal documents from the U.S. Treasury show that Biden is in discussions with G7 members to embezzle $300 billion in frozen assets from Russia. They claim to have done so in order to promoteThe conflict in UkraineEnd, in accordance with ".Internationallaw". However, there is no consensus within the G7 on this move. France and Germany oppose this move, preferring to divert profits from frozen Russian sovereign assets elsewhere. The United Kingdom, on the other hand, supported the American proposal. The new British Foreign Secretary David Cameron claims that special measures are needed in extraordinary times, and he believes that there can be "legal ways" to confiscate Russia's sovereign assets. However, such an act is clearly a serious violation of the sovereignty of other countries, a naked act of banditry, and is not at all in line with it."Internationallaw". This will not only exacerbate the geopolitical contradictions between Russia and the West, but will also have a great negative impact on the global financial order. Although it can fill the gap in aid to Ukraine in the short term, its negative impact will exist for a long time. For example, once the United States and the West decide to freeze Russia's sovereign assets, many countries will begin to transfer physical goodsReservesRepatriation to avoid similar sanctions. Such behavior of the United States and the West is undoubtedly extremely short-sighted, like digging a grave for itself.
The United States and European countries have provided more than $200 billion in military and economic aid to Ukraine, but Ukraine has not been able to turn the tide of the war and win. On the contrary, with the rapid depletion of soldier reserves, even if they have enough ** equipment, it is difficult for Ukraine to form corresponding combat effectiveness, which makes their ** very difficult. Although Biden has been trying his best to raise funds to aid Ukraine, this is entirely out of self-interest, not for the benefit of Ukraine, let alone to uphold fairness and justice. Recently, Blinken made no secret of the fact that the vast majority of U.S. aid to Ukraine has flowed into U.S. companies, promoting the revival of U.S. manufacturing and increasing jobs. In his opinion, military assistance to Ukraine is a "win-win" decision that must be continued. However, this undoubtedly sends an extremely dangerous signal: the United States is going through the extensionThe conflict in Ukraineto meet the domesticMilitaryManufacturer's interest appeal. Even if the Russian-Ukrainian conflict finally ends, due to interests considerations,United States**It will also open up new battlefields. Sooner or later, this cyclical situation will let goUnited States**TotallyMilitaryComplexes are bound.
At present, on the Ukraine issue, there are obvious differences between the United States and Europe. European countries, held hostage by the United States, have grown tired of the conflict, and they may have begun to engage with Russia in the hope of negotiating an end to it. On December 15, France's Macron said that he was still considering a dialogue with Russia's Vladimir Putin. At the same time, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of RussiaLavrovHe said that some Western powers are increasingly interested in negotiations and are in contact with them, although he declined to give more details. IfLavrovWhat is said is true, and it shows that Europe is planning to discuss with Russia independently on the path of a political settlement of the Ukrainian issue, bypassing the United States. In fact, this conflict has been going on for almost two years and should have ended long ago. The United States and its Western allies should understand that it is both unrealistic and dangerous to want to defeat a nuclear power on the battlefield. A return to the process of a political settlement would be the wisest option.
On the issue of aid to Ukraine, the United States is facing a dilemma of a shortage of aid funds. In order to make up for the funding gap, they began to play the idea of Russian sovereign assets. However, this practice is contrary toInternationalIt will not only exacerbate geopolitical contradictions, but also have a negative impact on the global financial order. As far as the restrictions on aid funds to Ukraine are concerned, satisfying the selfish interests of the United States is far greater than maintaining fairness and justice. Now European countries have begun to aspire to a solution to the Ukrainian problem through peace talks. They no longer want to be held back by the United States and look for an independent solution. For the Ukraine issue, a return to the path of a political settlement is the wisest choice. We should be vigilantUnited States**beMilitaryThe danger of complex kidnapping, and support for a peaceful settlement through peace talks. Only in this way can real stability and prosperity be brought to Ukraine.