Soldiers, tricksters also. Sometimes a single inadvertent detail can change the entire battlefield situation and even affect the final result.
At present, as the Russian-Ukrainian conflict continues, the two sides are engaged in confrontation and fierce fighting in Kiev, and this conflict has fallen into a "glue" state.
On the 27th, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy announced that a new force, the "International Combat Team for the Defense of The Territory of Ukraine", would be established, and hoped that this army would be composed of foreigners.
That is to say, Ukraine wants to form a foreign legion.
In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Regulation on the Service of Foreigners and Stateless Persons in the Armed Forces of Ukraine promulgated in June 2016, foreigners have the right to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine voluntarily on the basis of a contract, which provides a legal basis for the formation of the Foreign Legion in Ukraine.
Note that before this, Zelenskiy had issued a general mobilization order, calling on the Ukrainian people to join the defense of the country, distributing more than 10,000 guns to the people, and releasing a large number of prisoners with military backgrounds to join the war.
It should be noted that although many European countries have formed foreign legions adjacent to each other, Ukraine announced the formation of foreign legions in the context of the fierce war between Russia and Ukraine, which does not rule out the possibility of paving the way for the West to intervene in the conflict.
On the 28th, shortly after Zelenskiy announced his decision, British Foreign Secretary Tras said that if the British chose to go to Ukraine in their own name to participate in the fight, then she would definitely support them.
It has to be said that as soon as Ukraine announced that it was going to form a foreign legion, the British foreign minister began to "mobilize", which is obviously not simple.
Imagine if the soldiers of the United States, Britain, France, Germany and other countries joined the Ukrainian Foreign Legion as "foreigners", then the West can not only solve the problem of "no name for the division", but also lengthen the Russian-Ukrainian front through support for Ukraine, then it will be difficult for the Russian side, which has gained advantages on the battlefield, to occupy the initiative at the negotiating table.
After all, a large part of the reason why the situation between Russia and Ukraine is tense and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has broken out is that NATO's continuous eastward expansion has seriously endangered Russia's security, so Putin will lift the table and take military action.
Now that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is underway, if the West brazenly sends troops to Ukraine, it will be equivalent to the entire West declaring war on Russia. By then, the war will no longer be confined to Ukraine, but will spread throughout Europe, and conventional conflicts will evolve into nuclear conflicts and even trigger World War III.
Therefore, Ukraine wants to form a foreign legion at this time, which invisibly "opens the back door" for the West to send troops to Ukraine.
In addition, at the same time that Ukraine announced the formation of a foreign legion, the United States, Britain, France, Germany and other countries were busy providing support to it.
For example, France will provide Ukraine with 300 million euros and a batch of weapons; Germany will provide 1,000 sets of anti-tank weapons and 500 missiles; and the United States will provide Kiev with $600 million and defensive weapons.
However, on the 28th, the United States announced that it would provide Ukraine with "Stinger" anti-aircraft missiles, which can be used to shoot down helicopters and other warplanes. It is reported that this is the first time that the United States has approved the direct shipment of the missile to Ukraine.
At first glance, the United States, Britain, France, Germany, and other countries are fully supporting Ukraine; but as everyone knows, at the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, when the Ukrainian army was gradually defeated under the offensive of the Russian army, the United States and Britain and other countries chose to "watch the fire from the other side", neither providing assistance nor providing weapons and equipment, and the only support was "diplomatic comfort to Ukraine and condemn Russia."
At that time, in the face of the West's "weak feelings and widowhood", Zelenskiy directly attacked the West in anger, saying that they were "very afraid" of Russia, Ukraine was fighting alone, and what was needed at this time was not comfort, but weapons and equipment.
That is to say, in just a few days, the attitude of the West has changed from "cold-eyed bystanders" to "active support", and behind this change, it has a lot to do with the stale Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
On the one hand, under zelenskiy's mobilization, the Kiev military and civilians launched a counterattack, making it impossible for the Russian army to capture Kiev.
Of course, the Delay in the Russian Military's failure to succeed has a lot to do with Putin's order not to attack civilians and residential areas, and missiles, attack drones and other equipment have not been put into the battlefield.
On the other hand, the Russian army's long-distance march into Kiev and its troops are already long-range operations, and this situation of "fighting outside the country's gate" is most feared by "delaying time.". Once the front line is lengthened, the equipment supply and personnel replenishment of the Russian army will become a major problem.
Therefore, after realizing that "time" has become Russia's biggest enemy, the United States and Britain and other countries are naturally willing to turn to support Kiev and lengthen the front in order to better pressure Russia.
In fact, the Russian side initially chose the "unexpected, quick decision" method of play, that is, it wanted to "hurt and wake up" Ukraine as soon as possible, so as to open Russian-Ukrainian negotiations, and then promote ukraine's "de-militarization" and solve the security threat.
Therefore, the sooner this Russian-Ukrainian conflict ends, the more favorable it will be for the Russian side. On the contrary, in the case of the West constantly launching sanctions against Russia and even excluding Russia from the SWIFT settlement mechanism, the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to Russia, and may even drag down Russia.
After all, to a certain extent, while the war brings casualties and property losses, it will also deplete the national treasuries of Russia and Ukraine, and the Russian economy has been under the sanctions of the West for many years, the situation is not optimistic, if the family is lost, the crisis facing Russia will be even greater.
Finally, let's talk about 3 superficial points.
1, under the "incitement" of the United States, Britain and other countries, the Conflict between Russia and Ukraine will become more stale.
At present, the West is busy "handing sticks" to Ukraine on the one hand, and on the other hand, Britain has begun to "mobilize" for The formation of foreign legions in Ukraine, which is equivalent to sending money, people, and equipment, and continuing to "arch fire" the tension.
Moreover, after receiving the support of the United States, Britain and other countries, the Ukrainian military and civilians are likely to "boost morale" and increase the casualties of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
I have to say that it was the West that provoked the tension between Russia and Ukraine, and now it is the West that has "instigated the conflict between Russia and Ukraine", and Ukraine can indeed be called "unladylike".
2, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict continues to gelatinous, and the "division" within the West will also expand again.
At the beginning, the attitude of the Western camp to the situation between Russia and Ukraine was different, France and Germany were one, advocating peaceful easing of the situation and avoiding conflict; the United States and Britain were a gang, lest the world be chaotic and hoped that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict would become bigger and bigger.
On the one hand, as the Russian-Ukrainian conflict becomes more and more noisy, the flames of war may "spill over" and burn to Europe, and European security will not be guaranteed.
On the other hand, the escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict will lead to an increase in oil prices, stimulate the development of the military-industrial complex, and facilitate the United States to make a large "war fortune"; while the Russian-Ukrainian war has spread to Europe, which is also good for the North Sea oil enjoyed by britain, and can also promote the transfer of European capital to London.
Therefore, driven by different interests and demands, the positions and attitudes of the United States, Britain, France, and Germany towards the Russian-Ukrainian conflict will naturally be different. In the long run, the internal divisions within the West will continue to deepen.
3, or the old saying, "Rejoice, the people suffer; death, the people suffer." For every second that a conflict lasts, there are one more casualties and losses, and the international turmoil will continue even longer.
At present, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has brought enough harm to the people of the two countries and brought turmoil to the international situation, so I hope that all parties can maintain calm and restraint, jointly safeguard the cause of peace, and resolve the crisis through peaceful means at an early date.