On the world political stage, a heavy sentence can trigger three years of contemplation, and today, it finally comes in handy. Russia's diplomatic posture has become more assertive, and it has shown a tougher posture towards the United States and Europe, all because of a statement from the United States to Russia.
Russian Ambassador to the United States Antonov recently said that there is no essential difference between the strategic and military confrontation of the United States against Russia, and this remark is straightforward and gives a clear label to the current US-Russian relations. Although the two countries have not yet directly clashed out, in the political, diplomatic and other levels of the game, the two sides have never stopped fighting.
From Russia's point of view, despite the end of the Cold War, the United States maintains a winner-taker mentality and tries to dominate the situation diplomatically, but this behavior will only backfire. Antonov stressed that if the United States tries to conduct a dialogue with Russia from the height of strength and sanctions, then there will be no prospects for US-Russian relations. He called on Biden to recognize this as soon as possible so that the world can return to stability and embark on the path of sustainable development.
Antonov's statement cannot help but recall a scene from three years ago. At the high-level diplomatic dialogue between China and the United States held in Anchorage, the Chinese representative made a heavy remark to the United States, saying that the United States is not qualified to deal with China from a position of strength. This statement represents a profound change in Sino-US relations, and now Russia is sending the same message to the United States in another way.
The recent development of the Russia-Ukraine conflict also provides more arguments for Antonov's statement. Russia's progress in eastern Ukraine is seen as a failure of the West's anti-Russian policy, which makes Russian diplomacy even more straight.
However, none of this will be easy. Not long ago, the Russian embassy in the United States was bombarded with information by the US intelligence services, and Tuxon, a rightist in the United States, conducted an exclusive interview with Vladimir Putin in Russia. All this shows that Russia will not be easy on the diplomatic battlefield of the United States.
However, as the situation in Ukraine changes, Russia's position has gradually improved, which also gives Russian diplomacy more opportunities to speak out. Against this backdrop, Russia has sent a clear political signal to the United States, indicating that it has opened up the situation in the countries of the Global South and is also looking to the East for strategic cooperation.
Still, it remains to be seen whether the United States will change its strategy of engagement with Russia and give Russia the opportunity to say this to the United States in person. At the same time, the U.S.-China relationship has remained generally stable, albeit also challenging, while the diplomatic relationship between the U.S. and Russia has been particularly rigid.
To sum up, while Russia is showing strength to the United States, it is also sending a clear political signal to the West. However, it remains to be seen whether the United States will respond positively to this, and where Russia's diplomacy will go in the future.