Strelkov, the Russian god of war, known as "Russia's Yue Fei" by Chinese netizens, once made great achievements in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, but because of "incitement to extremism", the trial date has been repeatedly postponed until May next year. In a recent interview, he expressed his pathoss for himself and Russia, arguing that the West's goal is to destroy Russia, and Russia's strategic choice is wrong. He even announced that he was going to participate in *** in 2024 to save the crisis in Russia.
However, was Strelkov's judgment wrong?If Russia can achieve actual control over the four regions in eastern Ukraine, instead of the full occupation he expects, does this mean that Putin's strategic vision and grasp of the global situation have reached a very high level?
This could lead to one result: the confrontation between Europe and Russia would continue;There will be some détente between Russia and the United States;Russia's strategic center of gravity will shift to the east!
Is this really going to happen?Today, we see signs of Russia's overtures to the United States;The joint visit of Russian and Indian naval teams to the Philippines on December 11 may be a signal.
1. The splendor and tragedy of Strelkov.
Strelkov was a military genius who, after graduating from military school in 1991, pointed out that Russia should keep Ukraine and Belarus within its territory in order to prevent Western threats. He has participated in seven wars, the most famous of which was in 2014, when he led the Little Green Men to easily seize Crimea, and he commanded the Ukrainian militia to defeat the Ukrainian ** army, forcing Kyiv to sign the Minsk Agreements. His strategic foresight, decisiveness, control of public opinion, and operational flexibility have won Russia tremendous results and won him the reputation of "Russia's Yue Fei".
Strelkov.
However, Strelkov's brilliance was only for a moment. In 2015, he was recalled to China and became a military blogger. His former glory, like Prigozhin, is gone.
2. Strelkov's rebellion and **.
Strelkov, as an influential military blogger, often makes some statements that are inconsistent with the official Russian ones, and they are more truthful and very accurate about the war situation.
For example, after the conflict, he has been calling for mobilization in order to completely solve the Ukrainian problem. He believes that Russia's missile bombardment of Ukraine's power facilities last year, taking advantage of the cold weather, is unrealistic, and the idea of wanting to "force" Ukraine to surrender is unrealistic, "The Ukrainian army on the front line will be even more desperate, in order to avenge the suffering of their relatives in the rear." He also suggested that "the ambitious Prigozhin be recalled and Wagner should be reorganized." He also warned that "there will be betrayal in Russia this summer when the weather is still hot." ”
His ** was fulfilled one by one: Russia had to carry out its first partial mobilization after World War II;Ukraine did not surrender;Wagner staged a mutiny in June.
After the Wagner mutiny, Strelkov's rhetoric intensified, and he was eventually arrested on charges of "inciting extremism" because he made the view online that "Russia should fully withdraw its troops in Ukraine."
Is he really for this reason**?Strelkov said something even more extreme. For example, last year he said that the bastards in the Supreme Command now have only one way, to pray for the cold winter to freeze the enemy to death. In March, for example, he issued a ** in which he fiercely criticized the Kremlin, hesitated in 2014 and let go of a great fighter. For example, in July this year, he gathered to call for Russia to either take responsibility for a serious war, or hand over his power to someone more capable.
In any case, Strelkov, the Russian god of war, the Russian "Yue Fei", is in custody awaiting trial, and if convicted, he will be sentenced to up to six years in prison, but he always considers himself innocent.
Russian officials have postponed his trial again and again, from September to December, and then to May next year. This process of detention made him feel uneasy about his final fate. So in an interview with **, he directly mentioned Prigozhin. He doesn't seem to shy away from it, and speaking out in front of ** is proof of it.
And earlier, he also announced that he would participate in the 2024 *** and his reason was that "Russia is in great danger both internally and externally."
Chairman of the committee of the Strelkov Movement, has announced his candidacy in pictorial and handwritten letters. Although Strelkov is on trial, this does not prevent him from running. It's just that Strelkov has no chance of being elected?
What does what happened to him in the Russia-Ukraine conflict illustrate?