Russia's attack on Ukraine appears to be an eruption of long-simmering contradictions between the two countries and a continuation of the legacy of the Soviet era. This is only a superficial reason, and the ridiculous thing about Zelinsky is that he acted as cannon fodder for the United States and the European Union to use against Russia, but he did not know it at all, and he thought that he was recognized by the Western world as about to join the "big family" of the European Union and NATO.
A few days ago, the German chancellor went to Moscow to meet with Putin and discuss the Ukrainian issue. Germany has long been a follower of the United States, talking and doing things naturally on the side of the United States, in response to this problem, Putin's statement is very clear, he pointed out that NATO's expansion has been continuing, is about to reach the door of Russia, which is absolutely intolerable.
Over the past 30 years, NATO has declared to the outside world that it will not expand eastward, and at first there was a warsaw pact as a countermeasure, and they really did not have the opportunity to expand eastward. But with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the disappearance of the Warsaw Pact, NATO saw Eastern Europe as an open strip of land, with the tacit support of the United States, and continued to move forward.
As we all know, the overall strength of Eastern European countries is weak, and many countries are European allies, and there is no need to deploy heavy defenses, so NATO countries target only 1 target, that is, Russia. Of course, the United States is behind all this, which has always regarded Russia as the number one military threat and tried to suppress it.
The contradictions between Russia and Ukraine are only hidden dangers, and the instigation and provocation of the United States and its allies are the direct causes of Russia's use of force. Ukraine's goal in joining the European Union and NATO is mainly to seek more aid and support as a way to prepare for Russia.
But for the United States, if Ukraine can successfully join the European Union and NATO, they will have an excuse to deploy heavy weapons in the Russian border area, which will pose a huge threat to Russia. No country will allow others to sleep peacefully on the side of the bed, and no country will allow other countries to place cannons in front of their homes, and it is not easy for Russia to endure to this day.
Putin is actually very sincere, he has met with the heads of state of Germany, France and other countries many times, hoping that they can mediate between them and resolve the contradictions between the two countries. However, the German chancellor threatened Russia not to start a war easily, because the European continent could not experience war again.
As a result, Russia angrily rebuked the other side and mentioned the Yugoslav incident, which was a war tragedy concocted by NATO countries. Why is it that only NATO countries can strike other countries at will, and Russia cannot solve the border problem? Isn't this typical bandit logic, double standards?
Before criticizing others, first look at how well you are doing, especially in countries like Germany and France, I don't know how many wars have been launched in history, how many innocent people have been hurt, and they even have the face to criticize Russia, and they simply don't know how to write the word "shame".
Things have developed to this point, I believe Putin does not want to see, but Ukraine's willful behavior, as well as the continuous instigation of the United States and EU countries, make Russia intolerable. Under such circumstances, the United States and the European Union want to force Russia to withdraw its troops through intimidation and threats, which is simply whimsical.
Although the use of force is not worth advocating, sometimes the other party can only be sobered by hurting the other party. Before the United States and Europe and the United States are busy criticizing Russia, we should first think about what Putin said and take the initiative to withdraw NATO's sphere of influence backwards.
