Recently, the situation in the eastern region of Ukraine has continued to be tense, and what means the United States and Russia will intervene will cause concerns from the outside world. On the surface, the Ukrainian conflict is a problem between the Ukrainian government and the non-governmental organizations in the east, but in fact, it is a game between the United States and Europe and Russia, and both sides have put up a posture of not giving in to each other and confronting each other to the end, and the gunpowder flavor of regional conflicts is getting stronger and stronger.
At present, the United States and Europe have spared no effort to support the Ukrainian government, and NATO led by the United States has encouraged the Ukrainian government by approaching Russia for military exercises and deploying warships and military aircraft, and has provided the Ukrainian army with body armor, communication equipment, night vision equipment, sniper rifles, minesweeping equipment, anti-tank missiles, anti-artillery radars and "Hummer" vehicles, as well as a large number of military advisers, making the Ukrainian government forces and NATO increasingly "seamlessly" in command and training, and trying to tie Ukraine to the "NATO chariot" that contains Russia. In this regard, Russia has continuously strengthened military mobilization and deployment in its western region, and the risk of military confrontation on the Russian-Ukrainian border has increased rapidly.
According to Reuters news on January 19, although Russia held three rounds of negotiations with the United States, NATO and the European Union, all of them were fruitless. At the same time, Russia continues to deploy 175,000 troops, all of them heavily equipped, near the Ukrainian border. Russia has also warned of "counterattacks" if NATO rejects Moscow's request to reduce its military presence in Eastern Europe. Reuters sources also pointed out that Russia has also withdrawn a large number of diplomats from Ukraine in recent days, which shows that Russia has prepared for the upcoming conflict. Normally, diplomats are evacuated early only if one country declares war on another, and Russia's actions cannot help but make people suspect that Russia is about to declare war on NATO, and the "powder keg" in Eastern Europe is on the verge of bursting at any time.
The US media pointed out that Russia has fired the "first shot" of the undeclared war. On January 14, local time, a number of official websites of the Ukrainian government were attacked, and the black hand behind it was the Russian network combat force. In modern warfare, most of the enemy's network systems were paralyzed before the war, and whether it was in the US war against Iraq and Libya, or in Russia's "occupation" of Crimea, cyber attack forces have played a major role. Therefore, the West is more suspicious that the cyber attack on Ukraine is a prelude to Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine. However, in response to the frequent speculation of the West that Russia is about to "invade" Ukraine, Moscow has always denied it, insisting that Russia has no intention of attacking any country, but Russia is ready to take all measures to implement countermeasures.
On January 18, foreign media asked about this matter, saying that China is worried about Russia's use of force or even the annexation of Ukraine. In this regard, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has publicly stated that China's position on the Ukraine issue is consistent, always adhere to a comprehensive and sustainable global security concept, especially when it comes to the security concerns and security initiatives of relevant countries, and that China has always advocated balance and fair treatment, and called for the settlement of differences through dialogue and consultation. In other words, China hopes that NATO, Ukraine, and Russia can reach a mutually acceptable consensus through negotiations, rather than adding fuel to the fire of the already escalating situation in Eastern Ukraine under the guise of safeguarding the security of its allies and partners, and only focusing on meeting its own strategic needs at the expense of the sovereignty and security interests of other countries. There is no doubt that NATO's eastward expansion and the deployment of offensive weapons in Ukraine are the direct causes of the continuous deterioration of the situation in Eastern Europe, and China will naturally choose to support justice and international justice, which is also the responsibility and responsibility of major powers.
According to the latest news from the New York Times, the United States has prepared for the worst, if Russia attacks Ukraine, then the United States will provide the necessary resources to train "rebels" for Ukraine in Poland and Terlovak and other Eastern European countries. In the US Congress, Republican Leader McConnell warned in an interview that Russia had better not make a misjudgment that it "can invade Ukraine", and he also asked the White House to take tough measures against Russia. Still, the Biden administration appears poised to use European countries to contain Russia in order to focus on Dealing with China in the Indo-Pacific. Therefore, for the "security guarantee agreement" proposed by Russia, the White House did not explicitly reject it, and said that it could be considered and discussed. To put it bluntly, the United States never wanted to charge for Ukraine and shed blood and sacrifice.
It is reported that US Secretary of State Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov will meet in Geneva on the 21st. Lavrov said Moscow needed a specific response from the United States to its proposed "security agreement," which appeared to be an "ultimatum" to the United States. It is foreseeable that if the United States refuses to make a clear response on this matter, or insists on NATO's eastward expansion, then Russia is likely to take more forceful measures to showdown with NATO in the Wudong region. The reason is simple, NATO's eastward expansion into Ukraine is equivalent to putting a sharp dagger on the "throat" of the Russians, and russia's western regions, including the capital Moscow, will be exposed to NATO firepower. Therefore, Putin will not have any room for compromise or concession on this issue, and can only choose to stop the war with war.