At present, the Russo-Ukrainian war is still continuing, and now a new major international issue has emerged - Finland and Sweden have joined NATO. Around this matter, the four forces of Fen-Switzerland, the United States, Russia and Turkey have opened an international drama and launched a fierce game based on their respective interests.
The observer network published an article pointing out that finland and Sweden recently asked to join NATO, and most of the countries led by the United States have given a green light to this, but Turkey and Croatia have expressed different opinions, especially Turkey, which has imposed 10 conditions on NATO in one fell swoop, including condemning and recognizing the Kurdistan Workers' Party as a "terrorist organization"; lifting the sanctions imposed on Turkey for arms purchase of S-400 missile systems; and re-incorporating Turkey into the F-35 fighter purchase plan. Russia's attitude has changed from initial backlash to now conditional acquiescence.
For the two sides of The country, the influence brought about by joining NATO is more impactful on Finland, after all, Finland is close to Russia, and the border between the two sides is more than 1300 kilometers long. The reason why these two countries insist on joining NATO and choose the current opportunity to join should have only one consideration, that is, to seek NATO to provide security protection for themselves.
Russia is the largest country in Eurasia, it has such a vast territory, it is natural to be fought down by force in history, so there is a "black history" of foreign expansion full of blood and fire, which has always been regarded as a "natural" security threat by other European countries, which is also the main reason why the United States can make Russia an enemy in Europe every time it moves its lips. Moreover, there are already territorial disputes between Finland and Russia, such as the Karelia region, which is likely to become a trigger for disputes and even conflicts between Finland and Russia in the future. Don't look at Russia's current period of national weakness, but the country has most of the conditions to become a great power in the future, so Finland must be prepared.
It is not difficult to understand that Fen-Switzerland is seeking their own security guarantees, but why did they propose to join NATO at this time? Speaking of Russia's "threat", wasn't the Soviet Union's threat to it even greater during the Cold War? Quite simply, one is that russia's national strength is not strong at the moment mentioned above; the other is the current Russian-Ukrainian war. Russia is now facing not just Ukraine, but the US NATO military bloc behind Ukraine, so it must concentrate and devote the greatest energy to it, without any distraction. Moreover, Fen-Switzerland and France have seen that the combat strength shown by the Russian military is not strong, at least not as strong as imagined, so it is concluded that even if Russia opposes the two countries joining NATO, it will not make much action, and it is unlikely to really take action against the two countries. In the final analysis, The two countries now propose to join NATO, which can be regarded as "taking advantage of the times".
As for the United States, in order to maintain its hegemonic status, it naturally hopes that more countries will join NATO. NATO has always been regarded by the United States as a tool for safeguarding its own interests of global hegemony, so this "tool" is as lethal as possible. One of the reasons why the United States provoked Russia and Ukraine to go to war was originally to take the opportunity to strengthen nato's unity, showing that NATO is not "brain dead". If Fenlin and Switzerland join, one will further strengthen the overall strength of NATO; the other is just to prove that NATO has not only not collapsed, but has become more tightly united. In fact, in the minds of the United States, the larger the team, the better, not only The two countries of Fencheng and Switzerland, but also more countries cannot join NATO. Recently, there have been indications that NATO's tentacles are reaching out to the Asia-Pacific region, touching Japan and South Korea.
It must be noted that the continuous depletion of Russia's national strength on the battlefield in Ukraine is only one of the attempts of the United States, and its biggest attempt is not to bring down Russia, but to deal with China in the future, which is the "most important strategic opponent" of the United States and a far stronger opponent than Russia. From this point of view, NATO, an organization similar to the international "underworld", is most beneficial to the United States if its power can be expanded to the whole world. Therefore, the "entry" of Fenlin and Switzerland into the treaty may be the biggest promoter behind the United States.
The two countries joined NATO, and Turkey became a "cheng biting gold" in the middle of the way to promote this matter. In doing so, Turkey is by no means concerned about the security situation in Eurasia, but simply proposing a price tag and then "waiting for the price to sell". Erdogan's 10 conditions, if not all of them, are met, but if some of them can be met, such as on the two key issues related to the characterization of the PKK and the sanctions imposed on Turkey, it will be a huge gain. To put it bluntly, the "engagement" of the two countries is a bit like a pie falling from the sky for Turkey. Turkey's ability to grasp the situation and take advantage of it is really not generally strong.
When the two countries join NATO, Russia can be regarded as a "party". One of the main reasons putin's decision to start the Russo-Ukrainian war was to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO, so he did not want to see other neighboring countries do so. The problem facing Russia now is that the joining of The two countries to NATO is already on the string, and russia cannot stop it, which is a 100% "loss-making business". Since this is the case, we can only find ways to minimize losses as much as possible. Sure enough, the latest news is that Russia has warned the two countries not to allow NATO to have "military expansion" into the territory of the two countries. The two countries have responded recently, offering NATO conditions on not deploying nuclear forces and permanent military bases to both countries.
In general, the joining of Fen-Switzerland to NATO is generally detrimental to the security situation on the European continent, especially Russia, which is the loser no matter how it is calculated. It should be difficult to have a conclusion on this matter, even if the two countries officially join NATO in the future, the dispute around this matter will continue indefinitely. The most fundamental reason is that the US-led NATO is already the biggest scourge in the world.