After the Russian army entered Belarus, British anti-tank weapons arrived in Ukraine, and Canadian special forces entered Ukraine, Kiev welcomed a heavyweight, that is, US Secretary of State Blinken.
On the 19th, Blinken said in Ukraine that the United States sincerely hopes to resolve the conflict through diplomacy and negotiation. The White House stressed that Blinken will hold talks with Zelenskiy to honor the U.S. commitment to "support Ukraine in defending sovereignty and territorial integrity."
After leaving Ukraine, Blinken will travel to Berlin, the capital of Germany, to discuss with the European Union "how to deal with Russian troops" .
Before Blinken's visit to Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Berberk, U.S. C.I. C.I. Director Embers, and several U.S. senators had already arrived in Kiev. The White House, which ostensibly exhorts Russia to "value peace," has in fact been providing Ukraine with offensive weapons, such as missiles.
The layout of the United States is very simple, that is, to let the allies take the lead, and then promote Russia and Europe to fight, force Germany to stop the "Nord Stream 2", and finally maintain the dollar hegemony, so that the United States can reap the profits.
The so-called "White House hopes to hold peace talks with Moscow" is just a statement that the United States has covered its eyes and ears and opened its mouth, and it is not worth believing.
At a time when the clouds of war were thick over Europe, major forces such as Germany, Turkey and Japan were attacking.
Counting the 30 NATO countries and Ukraine and Japan, there are at least 32 countries that have put pressure on Russia, and those who have taken the initiative to act as anti-Russian pioneers are Ukraine, Romania and Poland.
The Ukrainian military said that "if the Russian army launches a military operation, the Ukrainian army will fight to the end".
Perhaps to compete with the Russians, the Ukrainian army is training hard and has deployed 125,000 soldiers on the Russian border. In addition, Zelenskiy built a pontoon bridge near Donbass in preparation for reinforcements on the Russian-Ukrainian border.
Japan wanted to take advantage of the chaos to seize the South Kuril Islands and then give Russia a chance to get off the horse.
At this moment, Turkey, which took the initiative to provide drones for Ukraine and held joint military exercises with the United States in the Black Sea, stood up to brush up on its presence.
Erdogan stressed that invitations have been issued to Putin and Zelenskiy to call on the Russian and Ukrainian presidents to hold talks in Turkey to resolve the differences between the two countries. Erdogan said Turkey is willing to act as a mediator to help Russia and Ukraine solve the problem in a peaceful way.
Neither Putin nor Zelensky took care of Erdogan. Next, Erdogan intends to visit Russia and Ukraine separately.
It is not difficult for the discerning person to see that Turkey, which is inconsistent in appearance, has another layout. If Turkey really wants to promote the cooling of the situation, why is it still helping the United States to provoke Russia, is it just to see the hilarity?
For Ukraine, the top priority is to get help from the European Union. On the 19th, Andrey, the Ukrainian ambassador to Germany, expressed the hope that Germany can provide Warships and anti-aircraft weapons for Ukraine, Ukraine must ensure its interests in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, and Germany should take the British as an example and take the initiative to send charcoal to Ukraine.
Germany did not promise Ukraine. German Chancellor Schoelz's choice is two sins, namely, to refuse to provide Ukraine with offensive weapons while warning Russia to exercise restraint.
Scholz stressed that if the Russian army does not heed the advice and launches an attack on Ukraine, Germany is likely to stop nord stream 2.
Compared with the United States, Russia's allies can only be described as "pitifully few".
In February, Russia will hold joint military exercises with Belarus, and soon Putin will meet with Iranian President Lehi in Moscow, which is supportive of Russia from russia's "missiles may be deployed in Venezuela."
But even so, the strength of the Russian camp is still very weak, compared with Britain, France, Germany and Japan, the strength of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Belarus and other countries is indeed not a level. Coupled with the sluggish economic situation in Russia, Russia cannot afford to fight.
This is also the fundamental reason why Putin let the United States "give a quick answer", and the Russian economy cannot support protracted confrontation.
From harsh talks to each other, to "fruitless" negotiations, to military exercises on the border of the increase in troops, to each co-opting allies, the confrontation between the United States and Russia has been escalating. No one knows how the situation will change, and putin and Biden's choice seems to be a trick.
With the major forces taking sides, how to prevent the EU from intervening in the conflict and gaining the support of strong allies is the next challenge that Putin must face.
As for who can win the United States and Russia, and wait and see, the real contest may be still ahead.