The Russia-Ukraine conflict, so far, has been going on for a very long time. Compared with the confrontation between the two countries, judging from the recent news, it is obvious that Ukraine has shown a trend of decline.
What is the latest situation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict?
Ukraine with empty troops
Reference News Network quoted a report by the Russian Novosti News Agency on December 13, in which it was stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told congressmen during his visit to the United States that Ukraine would recruit men over 45 years old into the army in the future.
At present, the international situation is still very important to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, and after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this news, the public can also see the problem from it.
For Ukraine, it has indeed reached the point of exhaustion, and now that this major decision has been made, it can basically be seen that Ukraine is now in a state of insufficient personnel and weapons, and Zelensky is almost empty-handed.
In fact, as early as October this year, Time magazine in the United States reported that Ukraine's military strength was seriously empty.
At that time, it was reported that the Ukrainian government was also forced to recruit people with an average age of about 43 years old to enlist in the army.
Not only that, but it was even stated in the report at the time that Ukraine entered a state of war on February 24, 2022, and since then, male citizens between the ages of 18 and 60 have been banned from leaving Ukraine.
Now, in just two months, Ukraine's conscription program has been extended to recruit men over the age of 45, and it is not difficult to see the urgency of Ukraine.
CCTV News also reported in a follow-up that on December 12, local time, the White House of the United States also issued a statement that US President Joe Biden met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the same day.
The meeting announced a new security assistance package for Ukraine, while the United States reaffirmed the urgent need for Congress to take immediate action to ensure continued support for Ukraine's defense.
After Biden ended the joint press conference with the Ukrainian president on the same day, he also said through relevant platforms that he would continue to provide Ukraine with key weapons and equipment as much as possible.
Among these weapons and equipment, there are also about 200 million US dollars worth of additional anti-aircraft interceptor missiles, artillery and ammunition and other related weapons and logistics support, which were directly approved on the same day.
In a subsequent interview with the United States, the Ukrainian president still expressed very clear confidence in the United States. Although the current financial support of the United States for Ukraine is significantly lower than it was initially.
However, the President of Ukraine still believes that the United States will definitely help solve the problem of Ukraine-related financial support in the future, and Ukraine has also clearly expressed its basic trust in the United States.
Ukraine with little to gain
However, although the United States did say that it would continue to support Ukraine in the future, judging from Russia's tough attitude and Ukraine's sluggish performance after the summer war, many European countries have actually lost confidence in Ukraine.
This is also why many NATO countries, including the United States, are obviously not as good as before in their support for Ukraine.
During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to the United States, he also expressed Ukraine's attitude in an interview with the United States. In this conflict and war with Russia, Ukraine will never choose to bow to Russia.
At the same time, he also said that due to the obvious reduction of Western aid to Ukraine, he may be forced to resort to guerrilla warfare in the future. Through his words and deeds, it can be roughly seen that the current overall situation in Ukraine is indeed not optimistic.
However, the basic attitude is almost the same as that of Russia, and neither side is willing to retreat, so at present, the war may continue for a long time, and it will be difficult for the confrontation between the two sides to end in a short time.
At the same time, the Russian Satellite Agency also reported that Zelensky called on the United States to provide Ukraine with a long-range version of the Army Tactical Missile System during his visit to the United States, but so far, the United States has not given a clear answer to this question.
Judging from the current situation, the Ukrainian president's visit to the United States has actually yielded very few benefits. Although the United States has promised to provide support to Ukraine in the future, it has significantly given much less help from all sides than at the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Looking at it now, Ukraine is really empty-handed, and many people in the international situation even think that Ukraine's repeated visits to Europe are no different from fate.
epilogue
For Ukraine, it has basically reached the point of exhaustion. The international situation is not optimistic about Ukraine.
Even within Ukraine, despite its public confidence, the uncertainty of the situation can also be seen in the search for assistance.