Russia's launch of a special military operation against Ukraine has directly led to US-Russian relations falling to the lowest state since the end of the Cold War, and two years are about to pass, and this tension has not shown any signs of easing, on the contrary, with the readjustment of the US strategy, the United States and Russia have also started a new game and competition. According to Russian media on February 4, John Mearsheimer, a professor at the University of Chicago in the United States, gave such an opinion when commenting on the Ukrainian crisis on social media, he believes that even if the Russian-Ukrainian military conflict ends, the conflict between the United States and Russia will continue and will not stop at all. And the main battlefield of the game between the United States and Russia may shift from Ukraine to the Arctic, the Black Sea, or other parts of Eastern Europe, in short, the United States will stop at nothing to defeat Russia. Only by that time, both Ukraine and Eastern Europe will fall victim to the US-Russian game. However, judging from the current situation, Western countries all support this decision of the United States, believing that only by defeating Russia can Europe and the world achieve real peace, and all the sacrifices and efforts before this are worth it.
The reason why Western countries led by the United States are so hostile to Russia can be analyzed from the following aspects. In the definition of Christianity, Slavism is considered "original sin". The implication is that the Russian nation belongs to the "descendants of sinners". This kind of statement is a forcible detainment of black pots and splashing dirty water, and it is not recognized in Russia. However, it is undeniable that from the establishment of the Soviet Union to the independence of the Russian Federation, Western countries led by the United States have deliberately targeted Russia. Therefore, the contradictions between the two countries could not be reconciled, and they were in a state of competition and confrontation until the early 90s of the 20th century, when the Soviet Union was completely disintegrated, and the Cold War ended completely. After the victory in the Cold War, the United States did not stop in the face of the newly independent Russian Federation, but chose to let NATO continue to expand eastward, constantly squeezing Russia's strategic living space. Perhaps, in the eyes of the United States, the world's superpower only needs one, and does not need other potential people. And after many unsuccessful attempts to integrate into the Western world, Russia also thoroughly understood the true purpose of the United States and Western countries, and finally changed its strategic approach.
"Moscow does not believe in tears" is not only a movie, but also Russia's attitude towards the United States and Western countries. In the face of the US-led NATO military bloc's step-by-step approach, Russia has not flinched, and if you deploy anti-missile systems in Eastern Europe, I will deploy the "Iskander-M" tactical ballistic missile in the Kaliningrad region. You speed up the networking of anti-missile systems in the Black Sea region, and I will sell the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system directly to Turkey. In the case of the United States and Russia competing against each other and not backing down on each other, Eastern Europe has become its main game area. It's just that what the United States and Western countries never expected was that Russia directly chose to "flip the table" and use military action to show its attitude and position on the emergence of the Ukrainian crisis. Although it has not fulfilled its promises to Ukraine, the United States and other Western countries are supporting Ukraine in their own way and countering Russia's special military operation. In addition to not directly sending troops to intervene in the battlefield in Ukraine, the United States and Western countries have done everything they can. It is no exaggeration to say that 70% of the credit for Ukraine's gains should be attributed to NATO. After all, without the support of the West, Ukraine might have surrendered a few weeks after the war began.
The ultimate goal of the United States' support and help for Ukraine is to allow NATO to expand its sphere of influence to Russia's doorstep, in addition to squeezing Russia's strategic living space, but also to weaken Russia's strategic nuclear deterrence capability, so that NATO can establish a comprehensive blockade and encirclement, so that Russia is no longer an adversary and threat to the United States. Therefore, the Russian-Ukrainian military conflict has reached a stalemate, Ukraine wants to end, but the United States does not let it, although Russia does not want to fight, but it has to continue to fight, anyway, the initiative has always been in the hands of the United States. As for Ukraine, the United States also loves and hates, love is that it has successfully dragged Russia and consumed a lot of Russia's economic and military potential, and hate is that Ukraine has consumed a lot of military aid and economic support from the United States, but has failed to complete its assigned tasks, that is, Russia is mired in a quagmire and cannot extricate itself. If nothing else, Ukraine's defeat will only be a matter of time, so the United States has begun to look for new battlefields and develop new tactical plans to launch a new offensive against Russia again until it is completely defeated. After all, no one wants to have the sword of Damocles hanging over their heads every day. As far as Russia is concerned, in addition to actively enhancing its military strength and enhancing its deterrent power, it is more important to strengthen cooperation with the Asia-Pacific region, especially China, develop its economy, strengthen its comprehensive national strength, and ensure that it will not be suppressed throughout the subsequent game with the United States.