On December 1, local time, Putin in Russia signed an order to expand the establishment of the armed forces to 2209.13 million people, of which 1.32 million are soldiers.
Earlier, with the arrival of winter, the Russian-Ukrainian war was forced to "stop", and the two sides were at a stalemate. And as soon as this news came out, it poured oil on the Russian-Ukrainian war and released three danger signals.
First, the Russian-Ukrainian war does not yet have the conditions for peace talks, so it can only be fought. During the G20 summit, Putin asked four questions in a row, expressing his hatred of the war and his sorrow over the tragic consequences of the war for civilians, and also emphasizing his willingness and position to hope for peace talks. But Zelensky did not appreciate it and insisted on going his own way, lobbying everywhere for more military and economic assistance on the one hand, and seeking the possibility of joining "NATO" and "the European Union" on the other hand, constantly stimulating the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, leading to an even more violent momentum of the war.
Second, Russia does not cause trouble, but it is not afraid of it either. The whole world understands that the essence of the Russian-Ukrainian war is a struggle between Russia and the United States and the West, and more specifically, a contest between Russia and "NATO", and Ukraine is just a pawn put on the bright side by the United States and the West. Russia is known as a fighting nation, and Putin, as a wise and bloody leader of the country, will never allow the military power of "NATO" to penetrate his own doorstep. Russia's massive expansion of the armed forces is actually telling these "financiers" behind Ukraine that Russia will fight to the end!
Third, one side of the Russian-Ukrainian war may "lose the country". The war is ruthless, and Russia and Ukraine, as direct participants in the war, will inevitably pay extremely heavy prices, and even the possibility of national destruction. Earlier, Ukraine's ** Zelensky signed the 2024 state budget bill, which was passed in parliament. The spending budget is almost twice as much as the revenue budget, and 50% of the spending budget will be spent entirely on military spending, about 22% of Ukraine's GDP。Comparing Russia's actions to greatly expand the establishment of the armed forces, both sides have shown their aggressive attitude in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Next, I would like to share a few humble personal opinions.
First of all, Russia defined the Russian-Ukrainian war as a "special military operation in Ukraine" at the beginning, conveying two meaningsOne is that Russia does not want to start a war, and war is a helpless move;Second, Ukraine's accession to "NATO" is Russia's bottom line and cannot be crossed.
Secondly, Ukraine is currently facing a very passive situation. At present, "admitting defeat" is stopped, and Ukraine can only be "inferior" in front of Russia in the future, and it will be forever "abandoned" by the United States and the West, and it is no longer possible to integrate into the "circle" of the United States and the West.
Moreover, both Russia and Ukraine have "reasons" to fight in this warUnless a third party forcibly intervenes, changing the positions of both sides or preserving the "decency" of both sides.
What do you think about the Russian-Ukrainian war in this regard?