The EU's 60 billion aid is yellow, Zelensky returned empty-handed, and Ukraine is overestimating itself
According to a number of reports, including those of the global network, Zelensky lobbied in the United States. But despite the long lobbying, the results appeared rather limited. The U.S. provided only $2 billion, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it could be the last aid, like America's last dinner. There are questions about the amount of aid and the level of support in the future, and the United States is even colder than the harsh winter that Ukraine is facing.
Faced with a difficult situation, Ukraine has once again turned its attention to the European Union. Although the EU has previously pledged 60 billion euros and vowed to fully support Ukraine in its resistance to Russia, this aid package is now facing great difficulties. Many countries did not agree to provide any more money to Ukraine, and although a lot of money has been invested over the past 600 days or so, almost all of them have fallen into a seemingly bottomless abyss.
Given the current situation, it is difficult to improve Europe's defensive posture through the Russia-Ukraine conflict. As the amount of aid increases, the contradictions also intensify, and the increase in funds hurts Russia more and more. Once Russia eases the current pressures, these donors will face the highest level of retaliatory capability and retaliatory mentality in history.
According to a number of **, including reports from the global network, EU countries have almost reduced their enthusiasm for self-financing on the Ukraine issue when they are facing an economic downturn and the United States takes the lead in not providing assistance. On their upcoming trip to Oslo, they are likely to face the dilemma of being turned away again. In the process of lobbying for support from Western countries, although they have traveled half the world, they may end up with only a few negligible funds, and it will be difficult to achieve substantial change.
The United States has largely established strategic interests in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Whether it is in terms of military readjustment or in the sale of equipment, the business situation of the United States is quite prosperous. However, as a direct consequence of this, Ukraine's economy has fallen into an extreme downturn, and the security situation in the entire European region has deteriorated sharply.
European countries had to start weighing the pros and cons. They thought they could improve their security index by investing some money to fight Russia through Ukraine. But now that the United States has withdrawn, the price these countries seem to have paid for security is at an all-time high. They may have naively thought that by providing money to Ukraine, they would at least be able to weaken Russia's invasion, but now it seems that Russia is getting stronger by the day. Amid sanctions from the United States and other countries, Russia's economic indicators show a positive growth trend. Moreover, Russia has successfully put into service two submarines and new fighter jets, making the previous blockade seem ineffective.
If Russia makes a comeback after the fall, the countries that have supported it will be the primary target. EU countries also need to reflect on themselves, the United States has caused trouble thousands of miles away and quickly left, while EU countries cannot escape, and as the range and power of missiles increase, the distance to Russia has become closer.
If you continue to provide financial support, you will become 100% unjust. It is estimated that the 60 billion euros promised by the EU are likely to come to naught, although some countries, such as Sweden, have expressed their willingness to provide some sporadic assistance, such as providing a "Gripen" fighter jet and a few infantry combat vehicles, but this is only a palliative and a placebo.
Therefore, relying on placebo alone is not going to be able to live, survive, and become stronger. The EU recognizes that Ukraine's admission is only a prelude and that substantive integration is almost impossible. Although Ukraine's foreign minister has said that under the current terms of negotiations, they are willing to join the EU, and even offer more conditions, and are willing to dance to win trust and fight for fair treatment, the problems facing Ukraine's accession to the EU are now more complicated.
Before the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Ukraine faced two gates, one to NATO and the other to the European Union;And now, these two doors seem to be getting farther and farther away from Ukraine. After more than 600 days of combat operations, these two doors have almost disappeared from the sky, almost imperceptible to the naked eye.