Since the outbreak of the Crimean problem in 2013, relations between Russia and Ukraine have been in a state of tension, and it is no exaggeration to say that both sides have serious problems in various fields. In this regard, the Russian side believes that this is entirely caused by certain commitments made by the United States to Ukraine, and these commitments will also bring great challenges to Russia's security. Whether it is the strengthening of military ties with Ukraine by the United States or its further support for Ukraine's accession to NATO, the consequences of these actions are a situation that Russia cannot tolerate.
Therefore, although Russian officials and media have been mocking Ukraine's relations with the United States, in fact, Russia cannot hide a fear in its heart that in the future, Ukraine's relations with Russia will gradually deteriorate, and then Ukraine will become a "bridgehead" for the West to confront Russia. In reality, the situation that needs to be faced is no longer a problem that Russia can solve by using the media to ridicule Ukraine, and for this reason, Russia now seems to have no way to improve the security of the periphery except to strengthen its deployment to the border and send large troops into the border.
However, this act of Russia's increase in troops has made the United States and Ukraine catch a sore foot. The OSCE revealed to the outside world that in order to resist the threat from the Russian side, the Ukrainian army has secretly erected a large number of pontoon bridges, and these pontoon bridges are located near Donbass. At the same time, U.S. destroyers also entered the Black Sea and began to exert pressure on the Russian side. The Russian side protested the entry of US destroyers into the Black Sea and condemned the US military's approach as deliberately sabotaging the situation.
Under the "collision" of the three sides of Russia, the United States and Ukraine, the Russian-Ukrainian border can be said to be more and more turbulent, obviously, the escalation of the situation is already a matter of certainty, after all, even Zelensky has released harsh words to the outside world, and the War between Russia and Ukraine may be inevitable. But once war breaks out, he is confident that it will be the biggest mistake Russia has made, and the cost will be so great that the Russians will regret it.
But in fact, it must be Ukraine, not Russia, who regrets it in the end. So far, Ukraine has not received an invitation to join NATO, although Zelenskiy has repeatedly stated to NATO that Ukraine is ready, both in terms of military capabilities and military quality, Ukraine has reached the corresponding level. For NATO, Ukraine does not join NATO, there is no difference, especially under the influence of the United States, the military investment of NATO countries has doubled, at this time, once Ukraine joins, not only does it make no difference, but also has to consume more resources of NATO.
So, now Ukraine, with the support of the United States, seems to be in a good situation, but in fact, his situation is very difficult. Not only militarily, but also in terms of resources, how the Ukrainian people survived this winter in the face of the oil and gas crisis was a thorny question. This, coupled with Russia's readiness to bypass Ukraine and enter Europe's gas supply, will further exacerbate the crisis in Ukraine. In short, Ukraine, which is confronted with Russia, will only face a situation that will worse and worse in the future, and it will be completely Westernized, which is really not a good choice for Ukraine. 【Three Soils】