Who would have thought that in just a few days, the situation in Europe would change drastically, Russia would change the terms of peace talks with Ukraine, and Zelenskiy would rarely begin to show weakness to Russia, hoping to talk to Putin face to face. The European countries that have been following the United States in sanctioning Russia have also begun to split into two camps. What's going on here?
For this Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Ukraine has received various support from the West from the beginning, on the surface, NATO is a staunch supporter behind Ukraine, but in fact, until now, they have no intention of sending troops to help. Even the weapons supported to Ukraine are highly controversial. There are news reports that lithuania provided missiles to Ukraine are still products of more than a decade ago, and Germany is even more excessive, throwing the missiles manufactured to East Germany during the Soviet period to Ukraine, and people who do not know still think that Ukraine is "collecting rags". As for Zelenskiy's constant appeal for the provision of warplanes, Western countries are prevaricating with each other, and no one wants to touch Putin's "reverse scales" at this time, for fear of provoking retaliation from Russia.
As the conflict progressed, so did Russia's demands on neutrality, from the demand that Ukraine should be guaranteed neutrality to the current requirement that Ukraine enshrine it in its constitution. It is clear that Putin wants to solve the problem of Ukraine's accession to NATO once and for all through this war. Russia has also made new demands for Crimea and the Donbass region, demanding that Ukraine recognize the independence of Luhansk and Donetsk and that Crimea belongs to Russia. It is clear that these demands are unacceptable to Ukraine.
However, Zelenskiy was rarely weak at this time, saying that Russia and Ukraine should end the war, be willing to sit down and negotiate with Russia, and be willing to compromise with Russia on Crimea and Donbass. This is a world away from the previous attitude of resolute confrontation with Russia to the end. In the eyes of relevant people, he has completely disappointed in NATO.
Europe has also recently been at odds with the United States over sanctions against Russia, which recently announced sanctions on Russian energy. However, some European countries, led by Germany, have questioned this approach of the United States. Moreover, with the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Germany also changed its image of peace and friendship in the past and began to increase its armaments to arm itself. France, another important European country, has long had the idea of forming a European independent force. Some analysts pointed out that as Germany began to reorganize its army, it indicated that Europe was dividing the two major camps led by Germany and France and embracing Britain and the United States.
Ukraine, Russia and Europe have all changed, and the only thing that has not changed is the United States. In this Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Europe has received a large number of war refugees, and in the sanctions against Russia, it has lost a lot of economy, and the European energy crisis has become more and more intense. Not to mention Russia and Ukraine, in this conflict, the biggest losses are Russia and Ukraine. And behind this, who is the most profitable? While he continues to benefit, how can he change. (No defects)