On March 7, local time, the special military operation of the Russian army in Ukraine entered the 12th day, and the effect seemed to come out. According to Russian media reports, Arahamiya, chairman of the parliamentary caucus of the Ukrainian People's Servant Party, said before participating in the third round of Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine that Kiev will no longer be committed to applying for NATO membership, but will explore a more effective security model. It is reported that this statement is the first time since the war between Russia and Ukraine that the Ukrainian side has compromised and made concessions on the security of Russia and Ukraine, and the previous statement of Kiev has been very tough.
In response to the Ukrainian side's statement, the Russian Ministry of Defense ordered that from the morning of March 7, local time, the Russian army in Ukraine once again entered a "state of silence" and opened humanitarian relief channels in major Ukrainian cities such as Kiev, Mariupol, Kharkiv and Samui to facilitate the orderly evacuation of Ukrainian citizens. The Russian Defense Ministry said it would dispatch unmanned reconnaissance aircraft to monitor the movements of the Ukrainian army, prevent it from attacking Ukrainian citizens, and blame the Russian army. In addition, the Russian military's move will also create a good atmosphere for the third round of Talks between Russia and Ukraine.
Analysts said that Ukraine may have compromised and made concessions for two reasons, one is that as Russia's military operations advance, Kiev is facing more and more losses. Although Ukraine has the support of the Western countries led by the United States, but the Western countries only provide equipment and financial assistance, the battle must be fought by the Ukrainian army, and the military power of Russia and Ukraine is very different, Ukraine can not see any hope of defeating Russia, the longer the time drags on, the more unfortunate the situation in Ukraine, the worst result may be the subjugation of the country.
Second, Ukraine has gradually come to understand the situation, that is, NATO is unlikely to accept him in a short period of time. Ukraine has applied to NATO for many years, but until now, the negotiations on Ukraine's accession to NATO have not made any substantial progress. NATO has said it is willing to accept Ukraine, but there is no actual action. Moreover, within NATO, many member states do not want Ukraine to come in, for example, German Chancellor Scholz said a few days ago that it has proved that NATO did not accept Ukraine, which is a very correct decision.
For most countries in the world, the Russo-Ukrainian war fully illustrates a problem, that is, security is fought, and there can be no illusions on issues related to national security, which has also been verified before. In August 2008, Russia's neighbor Georgia tried to join NATO, and Russia immediately took military action to stop Georgia's action. After the Russian-Georgian conflict, Georgia never mentioned joining NATO, and this time Western countries announced sanctions against Russia, and Georgia responded that it would not impose sanctions on Russia.
The Western countries led by the United States originally hoped to force Russian President Putin to make concessions on the situation between Russia and Ukraine by supporting Ukraine and at the same time imposing severe sanctions on Russia, but Putin proceeded from national security and withstood the huge pressure of Western sanctions, insisted on taking military action against Ukraine, although Russia will suffer huge losses in the short term, but in the long run, the Russian-Ukrainian war is expected to end the pace of NATO's eastward expansion.