Since the Republicans' victory in the U.S. House of Representatives, Biden's progress has encountered serious obstacles. Both the appropriation proposal and the foreign military aid proposal were intercepted by the Republicans. Especially on the issue of military aid to Ukraine, even if Biden shouted the slogan of "prevent Putin from winning", he still could not win the support of Republicans, resulting in the military aid bill not being passed in Congress. Faced with this status quo, Biden had to take some "shady tricks" to win more military support from Ukraine.
Biden decided to set his sights on Russian assets. Previously, the United States had froze the assets of Russia, and now they are considering transferring these frozen Russian assets to Ukraine as aid to Ukraine to help the Ukrainian military obtain more funds for its activities, thereby strengthening its ability to strike Russia. Since Russia's frozen assets are as high as 260 billion euros, if the United States does this, it will undoubtedly cause huge problems for Russia. And if the United States takes action, other countries and organizations will follow in the footsteps of the United States and provide their frozen Russian assets to Ukraine. In fact, other Western countries have already sent such a signal to the outside world, they regard these Russian assets as "advance payments to Ukraine", "compensation for victims", "criminal funds", and believe that these assets no longer belong to Russia. At that time, Russia will face a huge loss of assets, and this is exactly what Western countries are looking for, and they are trying to weaken Russia in various ways. In this sense, Western countries want to defend their own political interests in Europe and globally by suppressing Russia.
It is not for nothing that Western countries are trying to weaken Russia. Russia, with its abundant resources and strong military power, is seen as a potential threat by Western countries. By isolating and sanctioning Russia, Western countries hope to limit Russia's influence and ensure their own dominance. In addition, European countries are highly dependent on Russian energy**, especially gas and oil. By sanctioning Russia, Western countries hope to reduce their dependence on Russian energy and reduce Russia's ability to influence European politics and economy through energy exports. In this context, Western countries hope that Europe will promote the diversification of energy and reduce its dependence on a single party. In addition to freezing Russian funds, the EU also hopes to demonstrate its security commitment to its allies and partners by freezing Russian assets. The support of NATO countries for Ukraine is precisely one way to prevent further Russian expansion and threaten European security and stability. For some European countries, however, the option to join NATO has not guaranteed the security they had hoped, but has plunged them into crisis. Both Finland and the NATO bloc are already in deep crisis. Russia will not sit idly by and will take appropriate action to launch a counterattack.
In the face of pressure and sanctions from Western countries, Russia is likely to take a series of counterattacks and countermeasures. First, Russia is likely to continue to invest in and develop its military power to counter security threats from the West. This may include the development of new systems, the strengthening of military infrastructure, and the modernization of the military. Secondly, Russia may strengthen cooperation with countries in the region, such as Asia, Africa and Latin America, in response to pressure from Western countries. This may include expanding political, economic and military cooperation, establishing new international alliances and organizations, etc. At the same time, Russia is likely to expand energy exports, especially to Asian and non-Western countries, in order to reduce its dependence on the European market and strengthen its position in the global energy market. In addition, Russia is likely to intensify its diplomatic efforts to break the isolation and sanctions imposed by Western countries. This may include active participation in international organizations, strengthening bilateral relations with non-Western countries, and raising the voice in global affairs. Such countermeasures will continue to erode the interests of Western countries.
From the above analysis, it can be seen that there are difficulties in the issue of the US Congress allocating funds to Ukraine, and Biden can only support the military operation in Ukraine by transferring Russian assets. And Western countries' sanctions against Russia and support for Ukraine are also aimed at safeguarding their own political interests and energy security. However, Russia will not sit idly by and will certainly take effective countermeasures to counter the pressure and sanctions of Western countries. This political and economic struggle is likely to escalate further in the future, and the situation will become more complex and severe. Against this backdrop, we should be objective about facts and motives, and promote all parties to resolve differences through dialogue and consultation, so as to achieve regional and world peace and stability.