Worried that the old and new accounts will be settled together, the US Secretary of Defense took the initiative to request a phone call with Russia, and his weak heart may account for a large part?
Recently, since US President Joe Biden personally allowed the Ukrainian army to use American-made weapons to hit targets in Russia, Kyiv's emboldenance has grown at a speed visible to the naked eye. The Ukrainian army has successively launched attacks on oil refineries, arsenals, airports and other targets in Russia, and has caused many casualties. Perhaps in the eyes of Ukraine, with the support of the United States, even if Russia threatens to retaliate, it is not to be afraid, after all, the war has been fought so far, and Ukraine has not much way to retreat, if it can pull the United States into the water and directly participate in the Russian-Ukrainian war, it will be a good thing for Kyiv. But for the United States, this is not in the plan, the current situation is obviously out of control, if it continues to develop, it is likely to evolve, the more fierce Ukraine fights, the greater the risk of the United States being beaten.
So, against such a background, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made a phone call to the Russian Defense Minister. According to the report issued by the Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian Defense Minister Belousov recently spoke with Austin at the request of the US side, and the two sides exchanged views on the situation in Ukraine. It has been learned that this is the first phone call between the Russian and US defense ministers in more than a year, and it is also the first phone call between the US and Russian defense ministers since Belousov became defense minister in May. Judging from the content of the phone call alone, Russia and the United States expounded their respective positions on the Ukraine issue, which basically belonged to chickens and ducks talking together, each saying its own thing. But from the point of view of the United States, this call is very necessary. The U.S. Secretary of Defense stressed the importance of keeping the U.S.-Russia military communication channels open amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In disguise, the United States is worried that Russia will settle old and new accounts together, and make a phone call in advance to test Russia's attitude, after all, there are not a few things that it has done recently that lack morality.
In response to the missile attack on the Black Sea port city of Sevastopol a few days ago, the Russian side identified the United States as directly related to the attack, and condemned the United States' military aid to Ukraine for exacerbating the casualties of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. However, the US side claimed that it did not know about the attack and would ask Ukraine about specific matters. To put it simply, the United States is pretending to be confused, the United States missile attack on Crimea, resulting in Russian civilian casualties, Ukraine is happy, but the United States is worried that Russia will retaliate. Although the United States does not admit this situation, clear-sighted people know that without the technical support provided by the United States and the provision of target guidance, Ukraine would not dare and will not launch an attack on the Russian mainland.
Based on this, from the moment the United States allowed Ukraine to use American-made weapons to attack the Russian mainland, they probably already expected what kind of dangerous fate would be. However, in order to avoid danger, the US phone call is equivalent to "installing guardrails" and emphasizing the importance of the Russian and US defense ministers keeping the communication channels open, in fact, to confirm whether Russia is in a hurry and whether it will use nuclear weapons. To put it bluntly, this kind of dialogue means that the United States has a large part of its weak heart, and at the same time, the United States also wants to remind Russia that the two sides cannot do things absolutely without it. But from Russia's point of view, whether it is the United States' assistance to Ukraine or allowing Ukraine to attack the Russian mainland, this is essentially allowing the US military and NATO troops to directly participate in the war. Since this is the case, Russia does not have to be polite, and neither of the new revenge that should be avenged nor the old accounts to be reckoned can escape.