Two days have passed since Russia announced a special military operation against Ukraine. According to the current information, if there is no accident, the two sides will hold talks this evening local time.
The two sides are still at war, and this morning CNN announced that fighting in Kiev has begun, and that explosions can now be heard in parts of Kiev after Russian troops approach kiev and after days of fierce fighting and explosions on the outskirts of Kiev.
The Washington Post reported that U.S. authorities were ready to help Ukrainian President Zelenskiy leave Kiev. But by press time, Zelenskiy had refused to leave.
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In fact, since NATO refused to send troops, the outcome of this war in Ukraine has been difficult to rewrite.
The United States has made a lot of empty checks, made a lot of verbal promises, and seems to be running everywhere for Ukraine, but there is no real assistance at all.
Not long ago, at the United Nations Security Council, the United States and Albania submitted a draft resolution on the situation in Ukraine, calling for a condemnation of Russia's special military operations, but the draft was ultimately not adopted.
Because Russia used its veto.
Vasily Nebendja, Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations
As we all know, the United Nations Security Council has five permanent members: China, the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, and France.
The five permanent members have a veto power, which means that as long as one permanent member votes against it, even if all other countries vote in favor, the matter cannot be passed. Therefore, whenever an international event is concerned, it must be adopted by the five countries with the same point of view.
To join the permanent membership, three conditions must be met: first, the victorious country that made great sacrifices in World War II and made outstanding contributions to World War II; second, it has a high international prestige, and its economic and military strength are very strong; third, it must obtain the collective approval of the five major countries.
There are many countries that can meet the first condition, but there are not many countries that meet the second condition at the same time, and with the addition of the third condition, it is more difficult for any country to enter the normal situation.
Long ago, Turkey proposed the abolition of the Pentateuch and the rotation of membership among states. However, the result of the proposal was unanimously rejected by the five permanent countries.
Russia itself is one of the five permanents, so there is no possibility that the draft will be adopted.
The rights of the five permanent members are very large, and many countries want it. But the five permanent members are not what they want to be, and none of the five permanent members, including China, is not a seat that they have earned by their own ability.
What kind of skill?
After casting this negative vote, you can make the country that can't do it hard, otherwise even if you get a permanent seat, it will have no effect - other countries can ignore your opinions and force things to be done.
It can be said that the power of the five permanent committees is not given by the UN Security Council, on the contrary, it is the five permanent committees that give the effectiveness of the un Security Council's resolutions.
So it's clear that the United States is not really proposing this draft in the United Nations Security Council to help Ukraine — doesn't the United States know that Russia will veto it?
At best, this is for the international community to see: I am on the side of Ukraine. It's the same as the empty cheques that the United States has written before.
I still remember the withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan last year, and there were constant warnings in international public opinion: the United States would abandon Afghanistan, and it may abandon Ukraine, and Zelenskiy was about to visit the United States.
I don't know why, after visiting the United States and chatting with US President Biden, he seems to have strengthened his trust in the United States. Whatever Biden promised him, the U.S. has not brought much substantial help to Ukraine in the current situation.
It can only be said that in front of the old political stick Biden, the "political amateur" Zelenskiy is still too young.