Source: World Wide Web
On the 24th, the situation in Russia and Ukraine underwent major changes, when Russian President Putin announced that he had ordered a special military operation in the Donbass region, which immediately triggered a strong reaction from the United States and the West, and US President Biden issued a statement saying that the United States and its allies and partners would make a consistent and resolute response, and announced further sanctions against Russia.
Even so, some Western media seem to be not tough enough about the Biden administration's response, with some criticizing Biden as "clearly avoiding a military conflict between the United States and Russia." Reuters published an article titled "Analysis: Putin Attacks Ukraine to Disrupt Biden's Strategy and Put Its Leadership to the Test," declaring that Biden had previously vowed to "respond decisively" to Russia's misconduct, but so far, "his handling of the biggest international crisis of his tenure has been considered mixed."
The Canadian Global News Network quoted a number of expert views in a report released on the evening of the 23rd local time, and the tone was also to criticize the US and Western sanctions against Russia led by Biden as "not severe enough". Ivan Kachanovsky, an expert on Ukraine and a professor at the University of Ottawa's School of Political Studies, said the current sanctions would not have a significant impact on Putin's decisions on Ukraine. Aurel Braun, a professor of international relations and political science at the University of Toronto, asked Western governments why they "backed down" on the issue of imposing the toughest sanctions on Russia.
For the reflection of the current Biden response, it is natural that the US own media is indispensable. The New York Times began with a viewpoint article on the 24th: "This moment, after several months of stalemate, has arrived." Russia is 'invading' Ukraine. What follows is a "proposal" for the U.S. government and its allies, with the core declaring that the West must show Putin tougher tactics.
Compared with the New York Times, the US "politics" news network seems to be more euphemistic in criticizing Biden's actions against Russia.
The US media wrote in a report on the evening of the 23rd local time: "Biden is still unwilling to send US troops to Ukraine to fight with the Russian army." Therefore, the report commented that Biden is so determined to "avoid the possibility of a military conflict between the United States and Russia", which is equivalent to Biden's "silence" on the Ukraine issue.
For the current situation, Kiyosaki, an American-Japanese writer, also tweeted on the 24th, pointing the spearhead at US President Biden, asking himself: "Putin 'invaded' Ukraine." Why? Because Biden is a weak man. ”↓
However, under the tweet, many netizens did not agree and accused those who thought that the US response was "weak" and suspected of inciting war.
"How can you get tougher? Please explain. ”
"Why does the United States have to do something about Ukraine?"
"You know the United States must avoid provoking World War III, right? [Can't] just because ukraine is to be protected. ”
Some netizens directly appealed: "A little bit of human nature." ”↓
In addition, some netizens thought of the so-called commitments made by the United States and NATO to Ukraine before, compared with Biden's recent statement that "there will be no troops sent to Ukraine." ↓
"Where has america gone?" Make false promises and push Ukraine into war. ”
"Biden, a huge failure. Where have all his promises of saving Ukraine's sovereignty if Russia 'invades'? Where are the NATO countries that inspired this war and said we stand with Ukraine in every way? NATO has now become a joke, and the United States is a clown. ”
The English version of the Global Times has just posted a cartoon on Weibo: "Uncle Sam: It's just a card." ”↓