Although he had never had any experience in politics, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy, a comedian, was indeed a good actor. After the war between Russia and Ukraine, Zelenskiy constantly brushed up on his sense of existence, and through the propaganda of new media, he not only received weapons assistance from Western countries, but also caused Russia to suffer large-scale economic sanctions.
There are two main reasons for the war between Russia and Ukraine. One is the problem of the Donbass region, and the other is the issue of Ukraine's accession to NATO, which is the most fundamental reason. Russia is firmly opposed to Ukraine's accession to NATO.
If Ukraine becomes a member of NATO, then NATO can deploy a large number of offensive weapons on Russia's doorstep in the name of defending the security of its members, and Russia's security defense system will be useless.
The contradictions between Russia and Ukraine have gradually deepened
Observers pointed out that whether Ukraine can become a member of NATO depends on NATO's attitude, but if Ukraine does not want to join, NATO cannot catch ducks on the shelves. Finland and Sweden have refused to join NATO before, so there has been no contradiction with Russia in recent years.
You know, Finland and Russia have a deep historical grudge, and the border between the two countries is more than 1,000 kilometers. Ukraine and Russia once belonged to the same country, and the ethnic differences are not large, there is a saying that Russia and Ukraine belong to the same ethnic group, in this case, the two countries should not have a dispute.
However, because Ukraine is resolutely moving closer to the West, the contradictions between Russia and Ukraine have become deeper and deeper, and the contradictions between the two countries have reached a point where they are almost irreconcilable after the Crimean crisis. After the Lack of Peace in the Donbass region last year, both countries deployed heavily armored troops on both sides of the Donbass.
The U.S. is in turmoil
It stands to reason that even if the situation had reached this point, war would not have been easy, because the Minsk Agreement had been signed on the Issue of the Donbass Region, but things did not go in the direction of peace. Because the United States and other Western countries are deeply involved in the situation in the Donbass region.
The United States and other Western countries have provided weapons assistance to Ukrainian government forces, and Britain has even trained Ukrainian government troops. In Ukraine's view, Western countries attach great importance to Ukraine, so the possibility of joining NATO has increased, so that Ukraine's collusion with Western countries has begun to increase significantly, and Russia's concern has also increased.
On the one hand, Russia warned Ukraine, on the other hand, warned western countries, and launched many negotiations with Western countries, but Russia cannot get the commitment of Western countries, and the possibility of Ukraine becoming a member of NATO still exists, and Russia has no choice but to use force.
Because the United States and NATO refused to send troops to Ukraine to help the country's government forces fight, they could only rely on a limited number of Western aid weapons, and the Ukrainian government forces were simply unable to launch a counter-offensive against the Russian army. The Russian capital, Kiev, was soon surrounded by Russian troops.
At this time, Zelenskiy kept calling the West and constantly posting videos on social media to win sympathy from the outside world. He also made two bold decisions, one is to release criminals to join the army, and the other is to establish an "international legion".
The "International Legion" mainly recruited people from Western countries to come to Ukraine to participate in the war, but the Western countries were very cautious and strictly prohibited active military personnel from fighting in Ukraine. However, many veterans were eager to try, and soon a large number of Western reinforcements entered the Kiev position.
However, the purpose of these people coming to Ukraine to participate in the war is not clear, the status is different, some people are very shy, some people are smiling very generously, the quality is different, and it is not known how much role they can play in the war.
Part of the reference source: Defense Times