The war between Russia and Ukraine is going on, and the Western bloc has found that Putin has changed his original plan, and there are two signs that the Americans have a little bit of a desire to retreat.
As time goes on, the Russia-Ukraine conflict has entered its third year this year. As early as the beginning of the war, Russia showed that it wanted a quick victory, hoping to quickly solve the Ukrainian problem through blitzkrieg operations. But what Putin didn't expect was that Ukraine, with the support of the Western bloc, actually resisted the fierce attack of the Russian army, and in the early stage, it also fought back and forth with Russia. In this context, Russia quickly adjusted its strategy, and Putin gradually realized that the war between Russia and Ukraine will not end overnight, and the attempt of the Western bloc is quite obvious, that is, it wants to use the Kyiv regime to slowly consume Russia. In this regard, Putin naturally will not let the West succeed, since he has made it clear what the enemy wants, he only needs to do the opposite, and he can easily meet the enemy. Therefore, judging from the current situation, the war between Russia and Ukraine is being fought, and the Western bloc has discovered that Putin has changed his original plan.
According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin recently signed the spring conscription order of the Russian Federation, which plans to conscript 150,000 people between the ages of 18 and 30 for military service. In my opinion, this move conveys at least two meanings. First, it shows that Russia will never succumb to the oppression of the Western bloc and will continue to mobilize the Russian people to confront the West to the end, reflecting the resolute stand of the fighting nation to defend its sovereignty and interests to the death. Second, Putin's strategic plan has changed from an initial quick fix to a protracted war of attrition with the Western bloc. After all, judging from the current situation, fighting a war of attrition may be more convenient for the Russian army. You must know that Ukraine has relied on the assistance provided by the West to survive to this day, but now the support that the United States and the West can provide has been decreasing day by day, and the Ukrainian army has even had to switch from counteroffensive to defense due to a shortage of ammunition.
In addition, on the battlefield between Russia and Ukraine, the Russian army has also been making great achievements, not only accumulating valuable combat experience in Ukraine, but also dispelling many myths of the superiority of Western military standards in the special military operation. This is evidenced by the fact that the American Abrams, the British Challenger and German Leopard tanks burned on the battlefield, as well as the falling stocks of their producers. Obviously, Russia is becoming more and more courageous, and Putin's change of original plan and large-scale conscription may be just a good plan to give it a go and prepare for greater challenges. However, the performance of the Western bloc at this time is very interesting, two signs that the Americans are cowardly and are beginning to want to retreat.
First, earlier, when there was remarks in Europe that NATO should send troops to Ukraine, U.S. Senator Mike Lee of Utah pointed out that European members of NATO cannot force the United States to "accept the risk of nuclear escalation", and if NATO really sends troops to Ukraine, then the United States should withdraw from NATO. It is not difficult to see from this that the United States is not ready for a head-on confrontation with Russia. Second, Thomas Massey, a Republican member of the US House of Representatives, recently claimed that it is necessary for the United States to withdraw from NATO. In fact, this is not the first time that the representatives of the Republican Party in the United States have mentioned the withdrawal of the United States from NATO. Former President Trump has repeatedly said that if he wins the election in November this year, the US withdrawal from NATO will be officially included in the discussion agenda, and the world situation may change dramatically.
So judging from these two signs, the Americans obviously clearly understand that it is Putin who now holds the initiative on the battlefield, and if the Russian-Ukrainian war really turns into a long-term war of attrition, it is estimated that it is likely to be the Western bloc that will not be able to hold on. In this case, Americans have never made a loss-making deal, and it is much better to retreat at this time than to end up losing and not even wearing underwear.