Putin once said that if Russia is gone, what else will the world do. Putin has never compromised on issues involving Russia's national dignity and territorial integrity — it has always been his personal label to show his sword when the enemy must shine and when it is time to strike.
At present, the tension between Russia and Ukraine has intensified, and on the Ukraine issue, Russia has held three strategic stability negotiations with the United States and NATO, but the result is that "the more talks are discussed, the more they collapse."
Washington not only was confused by Moscow's security demands such as "committing NATO not to expand eastward," but also threatened that if Russia uses force against Ukraine, the United States will launch a new round of sanctions against Russia, including sanctions against Putin himself.
But the so-called "iron Putin, flowing U.S. president." Putin, who has wrenched his wrists with Clinton, George W. Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden, has long been recognized by the international community as a "strategic master".
In order to cope with the encirclement of the United States, Biden, who is good at horizontal and horizontal control, sacrificed two major killing moves.
1. Seek a diplomatic breakthrough.
On the 20th, Putin met with visiting Iranian President Lehi in Moscow, which was the first face-to-face meeting between the two heads of state since the change of iranian government.
Putin and Lehi had extensive exchanges on a series of issues such as Russia-Iran bilateral relations, the regional situation, Western sanctions and the Iranian nuclear agreement.
In addition, the Iranian side also submitted a draft document to the Russian side on long-term strategic cooperation between the two countries. Lehi told Putin that Tehran is willing to carry out and expand cooperation with Russia in many fields such as economy, politics and culture.
Russia and Iran have a lot in common – both are well-known "anti-American countries" and are the main targets of Sanctions by Washington... Because of this, Iran has always been an important ally of Russia in the Middle East, and the interaction between the two governments is also very frequent.
Lehi's visit to Russia shows the deep friendship and high degree of political mutual trust between Russia and Iran. With Iran's support, Putin will be more at ease with the United States and its allies.
2. Strengthen the modernization of Russian weapons.
Putin knows that many times, talking a thousand times at the negotiating table, ten thousand times, is not necessarily more useful than a bomber flapping its wings once. Only by showing the courage of "one punch to open, lest a hundred punches come" can the United States and the West be deterred.
In the context of limited military spending, Russia is focusing on the development of high-precision weapons.
For example, the Russian military currently has three supersonic missiles, "Pioneer", "Dagger", and "Zircon", and in the field of hypersonic weapons, Russia has left the United States far behind.
What worries the United States even more is that the Russian hypersonic missiles fly at a speed of more than Mach 8, and the US military defense system cannot effectively intercept them.
In addition, the Russian Navy also officially commissioned 2 nuclear submarines and launched 1 submarine at the end of last year, including the North Wind God class strategic nuclear submarine known as the "Heavy Weapon of Annihilation".
After Putin sacrificed the above two major killing moves, the attitude of the West has also relaxed.
Last week, Ukraine's ambassador to Germany, Melnik, called on the German government to demand that Berlin provide weapons assistance to Kiev to avoid an "invasion" from Russia and prove that Germany is a "true friend" of Ukraine.
However, Melnik's request was ruthlessly rejected by the Germans.
On the 18th, German Foreign Minister Berberk visited Ukraine, and during the meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kureba, Belbuk said in front of the latter that Germany would not change its position of not providing weapons to Ukraine.
Berberk also stressed that further military escalation will only bring more instability and insecurity to Ukraine.
Although Germany is an important ally of the United States in Europe, Berlin has been very cautious in providing military assistance to Ukraine.
Last year, Germany used its veto to block the Eu's plan to supply Ukraine with anti-materiel sniper rifles and drones.
In order to ask Germany to lift this restriction, Zelenskiy also made a special trip to Berlin, but only got Merkel's cold three words - impossible.
It is worth mentioning that the new German foreign minister Berberk is a typical pro-American politician, who previously called off the approval process of Nord Stream 2 in Germany.
And now, even Berberk has said that Germany has no intention of supplying weapons to Ukraine, what does this mean?
This not only shows that Germany is worried that if it supplies weapons to Kiev, it will cause dissatisfaction on the Russian side, but also shows that Western countries have never regarded Ukraine as a true ally.
Shortly after Belberk's trip to Ukraine, US Secretary of State Blinken stepped into his ukrainian home.
On the 19th, Blinken arrived in Kiev and held talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kureba and Zelenskiy.
As for the focus of the talks, the russian-Ukrainian situation is still the cliché, and Blinken will reaffirm the U.S. support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as possible "devastating" sanctions against Russia.
However, a noteworthy detail is that at a briefing before Blinken's departure to Ukraine, State Department officials stressed that the United States does not want conflict, but peace.
The State Department said the possibility of a diplomatic solution between the United States and Russia remains and believes Putin has the ability to defuse the crisis.
It is not difficult for clear-eyed people to see that Blinken's current visit to Ukraine is fundamentally different from the previous one - the top US diplomat conveyed to Kiev that the US support is false, and it is only when peacemakers and ease the tension between Russia and Ukraine that it is real.
What the United States wants is a chaotic Ukraine, but definitely not a Ukraine caught in the chaos of war.
The reason is simple, once war breaks out, the Ukrainian army is not a rival to the Russian army at all. In the words of Krivonos, a former Ukrainian special operations commander, once war breaks out between Russia and Ukraine, Ukraine will not even have enough time to surrender, because the Russian army can take Kiev in only 6 hours.
And once war breaks out, Ukraine is likely to become the second Crimea, which will be an "unbearable weight" for the United States and its allies.
All in all, Putin's toughness and intransigence have worked again. It also proves once again that this is still a world that speaks by strength, and "dignity is only in the blade of the sword, and truth is only within the range of the cannon" is still an iron law.
I have to say that Putin is indeed a man, and Russia deserves the title of "fighting nation".