Iron-blooded Putin's two major tricks to force the "United States"! The first trick is not unexpected, the second trick is not expected, only because there are three major wisdoms behind it, what article?
The Russian-Ukrainian conflict in Donbass is fiercely underway, and both Russia and Ukraine have done their best to launch an extremely brutal confrontation over the initiative in the Donbass region. And at this juncture, Russian President Putin suddenly resorted to two major iron-blooded means, pointing the United States behind Ukrainian President Zelensky, which is very powerful, and US President Biden may be overwhelmed.
The first move, test shot "Samalte". According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, on the 20th local time, the Russian army successfully test-fired the "Sarmatt" intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk Space Launch Site, and after all the tests were completed, the missile would be officially put into service. The "Samalter", officially known as the RS-28 ballistic missile, is the most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile known to Russia, and it is also the most powerful heavy land-based nuclear force in the world. "Salmat" has an effective load of up to 10 tons, can carry 10 to 15 sub-guided nuclear warheads, and can also be matched with the "Pioneer" hypersonic gliding warhead, with a range of 18,000 kilometers, a speed of up to Mach 20.7, and a strong penetration capability.
In terms of the current obstacles caused by Ukraine to Russia, there is absolutely no need for Putin to use this kind of strategic weapon against Ukraine, obviously this move is aimed at the US side, and if he dares to mess up again, Putin will ask "Samalte" to talk to Biden, and with such a warning, dare to ask How can Biden not be silent?
The second move is to "encircle and not fight" against Mariupol. The biggest focus of the recent Russian-Ukrainian conflict is two, one is the decisive battle in Donbass, and the other is the dispute in Mariupol. Mariupol is a coastal city in Donbass, and controlling Mariupol means being able to control the main coastline of Ukraine, and also connecting the Donbass region and Crimea, the two main points of dispute between Russia and Ukraine.
As early as around the 18th, the Russian side had announced its control of the city of Mariupol, and then it was necessary to concentrate its main forces on the local Azov steel plant, which hid the last remnants of Ukraine's forces in Mariupol. The Russians then launched a strong offensive and launched a carpet bombing campaign. But on the 21st, Putin suddenly announced that he had "liberated" Mariupol and cancelled the strong attack on the steel plant, just to blockade it.
Seeing that there is only one step away from complete control of Mariupol, why did Putin suddenly give up? In fact, this just reflects Putin's three-point strategic wisdom:
First, appropriately release a gentle signal to promote negotiations. Ukrainian President Zelenskiy has previously mentioned that if the Russian army kills the last Ukrainian army in the steel factory and other people, it will completely abandon the possibility of negotiations. Considering the current political, economic and military pressure on Russia, the continuation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is definitely not conducive to Russia, so it is necessary to promote negotiations as soon as possible and achieve the desired results, and a smooth conclusion of the war is the choice that conforms to Russia's national interests. Now that Putin has stopped the strong attack, it is to appropriately send a soft signal to Ukraine and promote negotiations, and Russia's blockade of steel mills can ensure that local control will not be interfered with, which is no different from actual control.
Second, avoid greater international criticism. In fact, in the steel plant now, in addition to the remnants of the 36th Brigade of the Ukrainian Marine Corps, members of the "Azov Battalion" and senior Western military personnel, there are hundreds of civilians, if the attack on the steel plant continues, it is likely to cause civilian casualties, which will further exacerbate the international criticism caused by Russia because of this special military operation, which is greatly detrimental to Russia's future path.
Third, warn the West, especially to force the United States to "surrender." Can Russia take down steel mills? Of course, there have been news that the defenders in the steel factory are on the verge of running out of ammunition, as long as the Russian army continues to attack, it will soon be able to take the steel plant and fully control Mariupol, but Putin is not biased, the West will receive Putin's hidden information from it, in fact, Putin has a way to annihilate all enemies, but Putin can not do so. This point, combined with the test shooting of "Samalter" that we just mentioned, Biden naturally understands that what Putin said is true, and no longer dares to over-incite the fire, which is conducive to the negotiations on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
Therefore, Putin's siege of Mariupol without attacking fully reflects Putin's strategic wisdom, which not only sends a signal to Ukraine expecting negotiations, but also warns the West, forcing the West to stop in the Situation between Russia and Ukraine.