The ammunition of the Russian army is endless? Putin's "backer" has emerged, and none of the 32 NATO countries can beat it!

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Recently, the Ukrainian army used the "Seahorse" rocket artillery system aided by the United States to carry out precision strikes on the Russian army's domestic targets.

This move by the Ukrainian side means that the "red line" that NATO has adhered to for more than two years no longer exists, and it has begun to acquiesce in the Ukrainian army's use of Western long-range weapons to attack the Russian mainland, in order to change the situation on the battlefield.

It is only today that the West has noticed that something is wrong, the Russian army's ammunition seems to be endless, and the "backer" behind Putin has begun to emerge, and the entire 32 NATO countries together cannot be defeated.

The West has finally sensed that something is wrong

Recently, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed that Biden has allowed the Ukrainian army to "restrict" the use of U.S.-style weapons against targets in Russia.

You must know that Biden has always adhered to a principle, that is, the Ukrainian army is not allowed to use Western weapons to attack the Russian mainland, in order to avoid the escalation of the war.

Soon, Ukraine announced that it had used the American "Hippocampus" to strike a military target in Russia, destroyed the Russian missile launcher, and proudly showed off to the outside world.

In fact, since May, many NATO countries have begun to call for the lifting of restrictions on "weapons to aid Ukraine". For example, the Swedish defense minister, who has just joined NATO, said that the special military operation of the Russian army violates international law, and Sweden allows the Ukrainian army to use its aid weapons to strike targets on the Russian mainland.

France not only allowed the Ukrainian army to relax restrictions on the use of weapons, but also provided it with the "Mirage-2000" fighter jet, which is more powerful than the F-16, and once it appears on the battlefield in Ukraine, it will inevitably increase the Ukrainian army's counterattack capability.

Poland, the United Kingdom and many other countries have also announced that they will allow the Ukrainian army to use the country's aid weapons to launch a strike on the Russian mainland.

In the face of the threat from many NATO countries, the pressure on the Putin government is obviously much greater.

On May 25, during his visit to Belarus, Putin publicly stated that Russia is willing to show sincerity and negotiate peace with Ukraine to end the hostile situation between the two sides.

As soon as the news came out, the foreign media were surprised, didn't Putin just change a defense minister who understands the economy? It stands to reason that we are ready for a long war, so why "peace talks" at this point in time? Could it be that the Putin government can't bear it?

However, the Russian side revealed that Putin can fight for as long as he wants, and Russia's defense spending has increased from 3% of GDP to 6.7%, which shows that Putin has the confidence to continue fighting, but he is not willing to fight forever.

Moreover, the Russian army has taken 18% of Ukraine's land, and these regions have also been included in the Russian constitution. On the other hand, the Ukrainian army is seriously understaffed, and the front-line operations have been defeated one after another, and it is not the opponent of the Russian army at all.

However, Putin has never given up the window for peace talks, whether it is the first peace talks in March 2022 or the signal of peace talks through intermediaries in the second half of 2023.

The Russian economy has not languished due to the sanctions imposed by the United States and the West, but its GDP growth rate in 2023 will be more than 3% year-on-year, and it will completely control the initiative on the battlefield.

Only then did the West realize that something was wrong, and realized that if the restrictions on the use of weapons against the Ukrainian army were not lifted, the Ukrainian army would be completely defeated, so they clamored to send troops to fight, hoping to knock Russia down as soon as possible.

However, in the face of various threats from the United States and the West, Putin remained motionless and even threatened to deploy nuclear weapons in a third country that threatened the US mainland.

So why is Putin so confident in the face of the 32 NATO countries?

The "backer" behind Putin emerged

1. A strong military-industrial complex

The NATO Secretary General reluctantly admitted at a previous press conference that the Ukrainian army's ammunition consumption rate far exceeds the production rate of the 32 NATO countries.

Since the Russia-Ukraine conflict, NATO has almost completely emptied its stocks of weapons and ammunition. For example, the United States assisted the Ukrainian army with 1,600 "Stingers", which is equivalent to the total production in 13 years.

The Ukrainian army consumes 5,000 shells a day, at least 90,000 a month, but the Russian army can fire 20,000 shells a day, and 80,000 shells a day in a large-scale campaign.

This also stems from the military-industrial complex created by former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who after coming to power in 2012, focused on reforming the Russian defense industry, and after years of hard work, built a military-industrial complex composed of 158 local command departments and 1,320 military-industrial enterprises.

Since the completion of the military-industrial complex, the production efficiency of the Russian army has increased by three times, and it can continue to produce 24 hours a day, and can produce at least 3 million artillery shells a year, which is beyond NATO's imagination.

After all, the United States produces only 85,000 rounds of ammunition a month, which cannot meet the use of the Ukrainian army, and the British production capacity is even worse, the ammunition consumption of the Ukrainian army in a day is the output of the United Kingdom in a year, and in order to better aid Ukraine, the United Kingdom can only import ammunition from India.

Originally, NATO predicted that the Russian army would run out of ammunition at the beginning of 2023, but now the weapons of the 32 NATO countries have almost been hollowed out, and there is a serious "lag" in aiding Ukraine, making the Ukrainian army unable to face the Russian army with intensive artillery fire, and it is not difficult to understand that the battlefield is losing and retreating.

Today, the Russian army has grasped the initiative on the battlefield in Ukraine, and various artillery shells such as 300mm rocket artillery, 152mm howitzers, 3000kg heavy guided bombs, etc., have intensively bombarded the frontline positions of the Ukrainian army, making the Ukrainian army powerless.

But this is not Putin's bottom line, with the new Defense Minister Belousov taking office, and Shoigu being appointed coordinator of the military-industrial complex, Russia's defense industry has ushered in a new metamorphosis, which is expected to produce 4.5 million artillery shells a year, but only 1.03 million in 32 NATO countries, how can this beat the Russian army?

Therefore, NATO can only reluctantly admit that the 32 member states together cannot defeat the Russian army, and the Russian army has completed the expansion of 500,000 troops ahead of schedule in 2023, and Russia is unimaginably strong.

2. Energy and economic confidence

Russia is the son of the Soviet Union, inheriting more than 70% of the Soviet Union's heritage, with the world's largest land area, and the world's largest natural gas reserves, as high as 45.57 trillion m³, and Russia also has 157 billion tons of coal resources, ranking second in the world.

Even in terms of oil and energy, Russia's proven oil reserves have reached 8.2 billion tons, ranking eighth in the world. As for other minerals such as zinc ore, iron ore, copper ore, etc., they are also among the top in the world.

With such huge energy resources, Russia's arable land resources are as high as 1.9 billion mu, agricultural land resources are as high as more than 3 billion mu, and the per capita arable land area is twice the global per capita level, which also makes Russia a major exporter of wheat and soybeans in the world.

With the two trump cards of energy and food, even if the West sanctions after the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Russia is not afraid at all, after all, these resources are hard power, and sanctions will not work.

For Russia, although it can no longer do business with Europe, it does not worry about selling oil, natural gas and other resources at all, after all, China is the largest energy importer, and it imports a large amount of energy resources every year.

In 2022, due to the all-round blockade by the United States and the West, the Russian economy will decline, prices will rise, and the unemployment rate will rise. However, starting in 2023, Russia has actively sought cooperation with China, and the trade volume between China and Russia has exceeded the $240 billion mark, which has enabled Russia to get out of the economic trap.

Coupled with economic and trade cooperation with India, Vietnam and other Asian countries, Russia's economy has performed strongly in 2023, and the unemployment rate has fallen to a record low.

From January to March 2024, the trade volume between China and Russia hit a new high of 56.68 billion US dollars, and it is expected to achieve a trade volume of 290 billion US dollars for the whole year.

For China and Russia, there is obvious economic complementarity, China lacks oil, natural gas and other resources, while Russia lacks electronics, electric vehicles, food, toys, clothing, the two countries import each other's products, so as to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.

Today, Russia is improving economically day by day, has more confidence in the confrontation between the United States and the West, and is also capable of winning the confrontation with NATO.

On the contrary, Ukraine is now facing a shortage of soldiers, a lack of weapons supplies, and logistical difficulties, and it is expected that the situation will only worsen in the future.

NATO together can't beat it

Of course, Putin's greatest pride is that he has inherited the quality heritage of the Soviet Union. At the time of the partition of the Soviet Union, Russia not only received 2 million troops, but also received 80% of the Black Sea Fleet's legacy, as well as a large arsenal of nuclear weapons.

At present, the Putin government still has more than 6,500 nuclear warheads, and even the United States is willing to bow to it. The "Satan nuclear bomb" held by the Russian army is the most terrifying nuclear bomb in the world, with a flight speed of 7.1km/s and a maximum range of 18,000 km, so as long as Putin is willing, the Satan nuclear bomb can hit any corner of the world.

The most important thing is that Putin has completed the "three-in-one" strike of the Russian army on the nuclear forces. First of all, the Russian army can use 380 ICBMs and 1,300 nuclear warheads to bomb the mainland of all invading enemies.

Secondly, the Russian army also has an advanced Tu-160M bomber, which can carry nuclear warheads to any corner of the world, and the US mainland will become a key strike place.

Finally, the Russian military can also rely on 677 strategic nuclear submarines to quietly deploy nuclear warheads through submarines in the waters around the United States.

These powerful nuclear warheads have become the most powerful strength and confidence of the Putin government, and if the 32 NATO countries trample on the "red line" and the Russian mainland is seriously threatened, Putin will start a "nuclear retaliation."

In fact, if the United States does not end up, Putin does not need to use nuclear forces at all, with Russia's strong military industrial production strength, and the inheritance of the rich legacy of the Soviet Union, it is enough for the Russian army to win all the forces against NATO except the United States.

It is reported that Russia has inherited about 5 million tons of missiles from the Soviet Union, and its number is even more than 100 million, and this figure has made the EU's scalp tingle, and it has never dared to clash with Russia head-on.

The Russian army also has 2,000 active fighters, such as fifth-generation Su-57, 128 Su-35, 120 Su-34 and other fighters, which are enough for the Russian army to grasp air supremacy at the beginning of the operation and take the initiative on the battlefield.

As a result, at a meeting of the Economic Forum on June 7, Putin said that Russia had regained control of the areas under its control, forcing the enemy to leave these territories.

He also said that even if the United States and the West aid Ukraine by unscrupulous means, the Russian Ministry of Defense still does not have the need for national mobilization and will not formulate relevant plans. As for how to replenish the consumption of soldiers, Putin said that a steady stream of volunteers has become the main force to join the army, and at least 300,000 people will enter the battlefield as volunteers in 2023, and the number is as high as 160,000 in the first five months of this year.

It can be seen that Putin has never regarded NATO as a real opponent, and there is no need to use the strength of the whole country to confront NATO. Putin's main task is to improve Russia's economic environment, give the people a good life, and make Russia an economic power as soon as possible.

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No longer hiding hostility towards Russia? Experts say that the United States and the West have "loosened" the weapons to aid Ukraine and intensified the confrontation with Russia International Online2024-06-05

Putin: Russia is ready for nuclear war "from a military-technical point of view" Global Network2024-03-14

Andrei Kortunov: There are six reasons for Putin's visit to China 2024-05-16 Observer.com

On the day of the expiration of the statutory term of the president, Zelensky called on Western countries: more direct involvement in the conflict Red Star News2024-05-21

"Putin hopes to talk about a ceasefire on the current front, and the West will continue to fight if it does not respond" Observer.com2024-05-24

Putin appoints Shoigu to a new post: Coordinator of the development of the Russian-military-industrial complex Global Network2024-06-05

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