When the time for "stud" came, Putin waved his hand and ordered the military spending to skyrocket by 7%, and the Russian army became a "rich man" in seconds, and the Ukrainian army should be sweating now.
Foreword: In the context of the crisis in Gaza, Russia and Ukraine are also fighting fiercely, and although the war has lasted for nearly two years, it is still difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat. However, the Russian army is fighting more and more, and Ukraine is different, the "gold master" behind it is pouring bitter water, and the "big brother" The United States has also begun to retreat.
Next, let's take a look at how the Russian army will act next, and how to parry the Ukrainian army, which has bottomed out in its arsenal?
1. Putin ordered a skyrocketing increase in military spending
A few days ago, Russia released a draft budget for 2024.
After Putin's official signing, the financial program for the new year will be implemented, among which it is worth paying attention to,The military spending of the Russian army has been significantly increased, and 30% of the overall fiscal expenditure will be used for the armed forces, an increase of 7% compared with 2023.
It can be seen that Putin does not intend to shoot you like this with Ukraine, I will consume one bullet, and a new ** blow will surely release unprecedented power.
It is reported that the new version of the Su-35S fighter has begun to fly test, and a new batch of Su-57 fighters will be delivered at the end of the year, which shows that under the pressure of Western sanctions, Russia's military industry development capability has not been greatly affected, and the West has seriously underestimated the elastic survivability of the Russian military industry, and with the arrival of the long winter, the Russian army's actions will also undergo major changes.
Prior to that,Putin has said that there will be no upper limit on Russia's investment in the army in the futureCoupled with the new "brigade reform division" and the vigorous development of the drone industry, the Ukrainian army has to be vigilant.
What's more, as of now, the Russian army has been reserved, and most of the war resources have not been greatly depleted, and the Russian army knows very well that it cannot spend all its energy on Ukraine, and the biggest "threat" to Russia is NATO.
2. NATO cannot remove Russia's vigilance
Not long ago, NATO held a meeting of foreign ministers, which also mentioned this issue.
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stressed that the current Ukraine can still inflict lethal damage on Russia, but at the same time, NATO will prevent a "military escalation" with Russia ...
Obviously, this statement cannot dispel Putin's vigilance against NATO, and judging from the reality of the situation, even if the Russian-Ukrainian conflict ends immediately, Russia's relations with the West will not be able to return to the past.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that I do not think that relations between Russia and NATO can be repaired in any way, this is a matter of principle and substanceThis war made Russia realize that NATO's purpose from beginning to end was to "dismember" Russia.
From the perspective of strategic layout, Russia's southwestern border has been surrounded by NATO, and even if Ukraine is forced to join NATO under various pressures in the future, it will become a "buffer zone" between Russia and NATO, and the contradictions between the two sides will exist for a long time and may erupt at any time.
To a certain extent, this may also be the final outcome of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, so in recent times, the West's enthusiasm for aid to Ukraine has decreased significantly, and it has turned to a high degree of attention to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
In this regard, Ukraine began to sit on the edge of the seat.
3. The internal strife in Wu fermented, and bad news followed
Currently,U.S. Zelensky has a lot of opinions about Zaluzhny, the commander-in-chief, believing that it did not formulate a combat plan, and in the face of the attack of the Russian army's ironclad battle group, there was no action against the enemy, and now it even shows a high degree of suspicion about it, and it is not sure that it will be dismissed.
In the case of Ukraine's political and military may further evolve into infighting, the Russian army has rapidly deployed to strengthen the army's production and strike capabilities, especially in the Akatievka region.
If you take advantage of the right time and place to fight with the Ukrainian army in the snow, then Ukraine's life will be really difficult.
Therefore, an increase of 7% in military spending is tantamount to bad news for Ukraine.
The best equipment promised by the West will also be cut off at this timeFor example, the F-16 fighters that the Ukrainian army is most looking forward to are now only a small number of them entering Ukraine, and there is no movement now.
And the United States' sluggishness on the issue of aid to Ukraine will naturally affect other Western allies, and they will most likely follow the United States to slow down the pace of aid to Ukraine.
European think tanks pointed out that some Western leaders have shown signs of "fatigue in aiding Ukraine".The new round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is also distracting the West's attention from Ukraine.
4. Fatigue is fully revealed, and the West wants to pick on it
According to a person familiar with the matter, many EU countries have maintained an absolute position on the Ukraine issue, and have said that no matter how long, they will always support Ukraine in the war, but as the war situation becomes more and more unfavorable, the Ukrainian army has not achieved results for a long time, and the outbreak of a new large-scale conflict in the Middle East has made the EU shake its position.
Now, Ukraine also wants to compete with Israel for Western funding and aidAs a result, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party in the United States are also fighting "happily", arguing about Ukraine and Israel, who should get the aid funds first.
It is worth noting that in addition to the different war situation, the ** that Ukraine needs is also very different from Israel, compared to Israel, the "hardcore little brother", Ukraine is at best a "pawn" that can contain Russia.
Originally, the grand strategic direction of the United States was in the Middle East, and while not completely alienating the Arab countries, Washington would certainly be more "partial" to Israel.
Moreover, the United States will hold ** next year, and once the Republicans and Trump make a comeback, it may be more difficult for Ukraine to pull out ** and funds from the American "pocket".
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