Russia once again held a Victory Day military parade, and Putin made a solemn statement on the spot, and under the cheers, it showed that Putin's new term of office has a long way to go.
On the 9th, Russia held a military parade on Red Square in Moscow to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.
First, Russia will avoid a global confrontation, but it will not allow Russia to be threatened in any way.
secondly, Russia's strategic forces are always in a state of combat readiness;
Thirdly, to recognize that Russia is in a difficult time.
Finally, after Putin's speech, the audience chanted Russia's signature "Ula" to express their determination to overcome difficulties.
So what do you think of the above three points? Undoubtedly, it is necessary to discuss it in conjunction with the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the first point is that it is clear that it will avoid global confrontation, which is equivalent to reiterating Russia's basic strategic goals and will not take the initiative to launch military action against NATO member states.
But despite this, Putin made it clear that Russia will not be allowed to be threatened in any way. The previous terrorist attack on the concert hall of Russia's Moscow region cast a shadow on people's hearts, especially after the Russian side insisted that the mastermind of the terrorist attack was the Ukrainian intelligence agency. In fact, since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Ukraine has been looking for opportunities to launch attacks on the Russian mainland, but most of them did not constitute particularly large losses, until the occurrence of the terrorist attack, people can't help but worry about Russia's prospects, will similar tragedies be repeated?
Moreover, the United States only approved $61 billion in aid to Ukraine in late April, and new aid materials have been put in place. Also a question mark. Therefore, Putin made a promise to the Russian people in this speech that he would ensure that the Russian mainland is not threatened, and his statement of the Russian strategic forces is to warn the United States and the West not to cause new harm to the Russian mainland, and if necessary, even if Russia is unwilling to have a global confrontation, it will not rule out taking action.
As early as last year, Putin confirmed that although Russia is still suffering from unprecedented large-scale sanctions, its economy has returned to growth. Does this indicate that Russia has overcome all difficulties? This time, Putin's admission that Russia is in a difficult period shows that he is not so optimistic. It's just that Putin didn't reveal what this difficulty is, whether it is on the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield, or in the fields of diplomacy and economy? More reliable data is needed to justify this.
Overall, Putin's speech highlights the main goals of his new term: first, to achieve victory in the war against Ukraine; second, to ensure homeland security and no conflict with NATO in the event of victory; Third, overcome the existing dilemma.
Combined with the overall performance of the Russian army on the battlefield before, Sister Lan believes that the most troublesome of Putin's main goals is that it is difficult for Russia to win as soon as possible, and the stalemate of the war will not only continue to consume Russia, but also make Russia lack sufficient economic and political resources to invest in economy and diplomacy, and will make the relationship between Russia and NATO more and more tense.