The direction of the wind has changed, and the Ukrainian army has switched from offensive to defensive; Putin has taken NATO countries as "prestigious", and China's attitude is "categorical". What are the "new changes" in the Russia-Ukraine conflict situation? How did Putin "stand up for power" with NATO countries?
As the second anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine conflict approaches, there has been an obvious "change in wind direction" in the Russia-Ukraine situation, that is, Ukraine and the NATO allies behind it have begun to make adjustments to prepare for a long-term "confrontation", while Moscow has carried out military deployments while releasing "warning" signals to European countries.
Let's start with Zelensky, who has just completed the "big change" of the command of the Ukrainian army**. According to the Ukrainian National News Agency at 13** local time, the new commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces, Syrsky, publicly admitted in an interview that the situation on the front line is quite difficult, and the Ukrainian army has shifted from offensive to defensive.
As a general with "successful experience" in both defense and offense, Syrsky, who succeeded Zaluzhny, has been pinned on by Zelensky since the beginning of his tenure to redeploy the Ukrainian armed forces, solve the distribution problem, logistics problem, and improve the combat strength of the army. Now the new commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army openly admits that the Ukrainian army has switched from offensive to defensive, which also proves from the side that the Ukrainian army is changing the direction of its operations and abandoning the ** operation that made no progress in the previous stage.
On the other hand, Russia, which has taken the initiative on the frontal battlefield, has shifted its strategic deployment to those European countries that are "ready to move". On February 13, local time, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs released a message announcing that Estonian Prime Minister Kaya Kallas was on the wanted list, because Kallas has been playing the role of a "hardcore supporter" of Ukraine since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, taking hostile actions against Russia and creating geopolitical anxiety about Russia among his own people.
From announcing the downgrading of diplomatic relations with Estonia in January last year to the inclusion of the country's prime minister in the sanctions list, it has to be said that Putin's drama of using NATO countries to "establish authority" really caught many European countries off guard. Not to mention that a day ago, Russia also included 18 British politicians and academic institutions in the "no-entry list", which vividly showed that Russia is not afraid of NATO's provocation. In the words of Russian spokeswoman Zakharova, "this is just the beginning", and if NATO countries take hostile actions against Russia, there will only be more and more people on this sanctions list.
According to the analysis, the change in the direction of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is inseparable from the relationship between Russia and NATO countries. In the words of NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, while NATO has called on its member states to come to Ukraine's aid, it is not seeking a head-on conflict with Russia. NATO and Russia may be in a state of long-term confrontation in the coming decades, but this confrontation may not be a "hot war", but a new type of "cold war".
Considering that it is already difficult for NATO countries led by the United States to provide large amounts of military aid to Ukraine, it has to be said that the Ukrainian army's switch from offensive to defensive may also be a "helpless move", as for Russia, which does not want to deal with the threat of the Ukrainian army and NATO countries at the same time, it needs to release enough "deterrence" to the outside world to avoid the occurrence of two-front operations. It is precisely because of this that Estonia and Britain, which have taken hostile actions against Russia, have become the targets of Putin's choice of "Liwei".
In order to prevent the conflict between Russia and Ukraine from continuing to develop in the direction of complication and expansion, the Chinese representative made clear its position at the Security Council open meeting on the situation between Russia and Ukraine. China said that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries should be respected. All parties concerned should respond positively to the international community's call for peace, strengthen contacts, resume negotiations, gradually accumulate consensus, and achieve a ceasefire at an early date. China has always stood on the side of peace and justice, and stands ready to work with the international community to make unremitting efforts to promote the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis and maintain international peace and security.
Through this categorical statement, it is not difficult to see that China firmly opposes the use of pressure, smear, unilateral sanctions and other means to exacerbate tensions. China hopes that NATO countries will wake up from the myth of force and stop exaggerating threats and clamors for war, because only in this way can a greater humanitarian crisis be avoided.