Now, the Russia-Ukraine conflict has been going on for almost two years, however, worryingly, the conflict has not yet subsided. According to the war report released by the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Ukrainian army launched another attack on Belgorod Oblast on January 3, however, the air defense forces of the Russian military made a timely sortie and shot down a number of missiles and rockets launched by the Ukrainian army, thwarting the Ukrainian attack attempt. In addition, the Ukrainian army also carried out several offensives in Donetsk, Kherson, Redman and other directions, but they were successfully repelled by the Russian army. During these battles, Ukrainian forces tried to strike targets such as Russian electronic warfare base stations and anti-aircraft missile systems, while Russian forces launched air strikes on positions of Ukrainian military personnel and equipment, while also successfully intercepting several drones.
In general, the Russia-Ukraine conflict has been showing a tense situation, with both sides using various ** and tactical means to compete for superiority. This conflict has already caused a large consumption of personnel and strategic resources, which has had a significant impact on the socio-economic development of Ukraine and Russia.
Against the backdrop of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the United States has become one of the most important supporters of Ukraine. U.S. spokesman Miller stressed that the U.S. will continue to provide military support to Ukraine, although the level of funding may be different from that of past years. Miller noted that the ultimate goal of the United States is to help Ukraine build its own industrial and military-industrial system to achieve self-sufficiency and the ability to manufacture and acquire military equipment. However, Miller also revealed the current difficulties faced by the United States in aiding Ukraine, that is, the stalemate between the two parties on the issue of aid allocation to Ukraine and the differences between the United States and Europe on the aid plan for Ukraine.
It is worth noting that the support of the United States is not isolated, and other countries in the West are also helping Ukraine. According to the report of the Russian Ministry of Defense, 54 countries have so far provided Ukraine with a total of 203 billion US dollars in various types of assistance. Among them, there are spacecraft from more than 500 NATO countries that provide intelligence support to Ukraine, as well as the equipping of several military reconnaissance satellites. Although there are some differences between the United States and Europe on support for Ukraine, they both agree that the stability of Ukraine is important for the entire region, and therefore, the action to assist Ukraine will not stop, but the speed and scale of aid may be reduced.
Everyone's support for Ukraine is aimed at enabling it to continue to confront Russia and prevent it from achieving a strategic victory in Ukraine. Therefore, it is important for supporters to ensure that Ukraine is able to maintain the ability to confront in order to maintain a relative balance.
While Ukraine is supported by Western countries, Russia's Putin has also raised the banner of "blockade", directly targeting Russia's real enemies. In a meeting with the wounded special forces, Putin said that Ukraine itself is not Russia's enemy, but that Western countries that seek to undermine Russia's state institutions and hope that Russia will suffer defeat on the battlefield are Russia's real enemies.
Putin's statement demonstrates Russia's firm position on the Ukraine issue. He said that Russia wants to end the conflict as soon as possible, but on the basis of Russian conditions. Russia's conditions are precisely to continue to control the eastern regions of Ukraine, such as Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson, occupying nearly 20% of Ukrainian territory. However, this condition is unacceptable to the Ukrainian side, and Ukrainian **Zelensky once said in an interview that there is no real indication that Russia is interested in peace, and the Russian side's negotiating signal only means that their ** and soldiers are about to run out. The goal of the Ukrainian side is to fully restore the borders of Ukraine, including Crimea.
In this case, it is a difficult task to get the Russian and Ukrainian sides to sit down and negotiate. According to the opinion of some British media, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is likely not to end in 2024, the conflict will continue, and the front-line environment will become worse.