The Russia-Ukraine conflict has lasted for almost two years and has reached its 667th day. During this time, many facts took place, revealing some important details and issues. First, Western countries overestimate their own strength in the conflict. At present, the West generally believes that support for Ukraine has been seriously negative, and the situation has developed into a long-term war of attrition, which may eventually lead to economic stagnation and national collapse in Ukraine. Ukraine is already in a difficult situation, and without financial assistance from the West, the country is at risk of collapse. The Ukrainian military even offered to continue the conscription, further exacerbating the employment problem. However, the expansion of Ukraine's military will only provoke Russia to escalate the confrontation and fall into an even more difficult situation. This shows that the West is overestimating its own influence on Ukraine and underestimating Russia's strength.
Secondly, there are some surprising facts about the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on gas cooperation between Germany and Russia. Despite the extreme tensions in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the fact that Russia has been trying to deliver gas to Germany through Ukraine, the fact is that gas** has not been seriously disrupted by this. This is because both parties have their own economic interests and partnerships. As for Russia, they want to continue to profit from gas exports and are reluctant to take the initiative to cut off **. For Ukraine, from RussiaGas pipelinesThe income earned from transit fees is essential for its internal stability. And for Germany, Ukraine is an important gas transshipment country, Germany itself does not have enough gas ** and is unwilling to rely completely on imports from other countries, especially because of the issue of gas **. So, to some extent, the Russia-Ukraine conflict has not had a significant impact on gas cooperation between Germany and Russia.
Third, there is no clear winner in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Despite the fact that the conflict has been going on for a long time, neither side has been able to achieve its goals on the battlefield. Ukraine had hoped to regain the Donbas region, but lost some territory. Russia, for its part, has not fully achieved its military objectives and has not fully occupied four oblasts in eastern Ukraine. The EU has achieved some results in terms of sanctions against Russia, but it has not achieved tangible goals, and its influence on the Russia-Ukraine conflict is far less than that of the United States. For their part, the United States wants internal disputes in Europe to strengthen its global hegemony. However, nowThe situation in UkraineCaught in attrition, the United States cannot easily get out. The biggest problem facing the United States now is that Ukraine ** Zelensky asks for assistance, and if the United States does not give assistance, it is tantamount to allowing Russia to win. The defeat for Ukraine is also only a matter of time.
In general, in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, three things have been confirmed. First, the West overestimates its own strength in the conflict. Secondly, the Russia-Ukraine conflict has not had a significant impact on gas cooperation between Germany and Russia. Thirdly, there are no clear winners of the conflict. These facts show that the resolution of the conflict is not easy and that all parties need to make more pragmatic and sustained efforts to achieve the goal of a peaceful settlement.