China News Service, June 14 (Reporter Meng Xiangjun) On June 12, local time, NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg's remarks after his meeting with Finnish President Niinisto caused countless conjectures.

  He pointed out that peace is possible in Ukraine, the question is only what price Ukraine will pay, "how much territory, freedom and democracy are willing to pay for this peace".

He added that NATO intends to continue supplying weapons "to help Ukraine give it the strongest possible position in negotiations with Russia, which should end combat operations."

Data map: NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg (middle).

Photo courtesy of NATO issued by China News Agency

[NATO hints at "ceding territories"]

  How should I put it, the NATO Secretary-General talks about "freedom" and "democracy", which are all fictions, just playing with concepts, but when it comes to Ukraine's "territory", it is real!

Combined with the recent series of words and deeds of Western countries, it seems that the attitude of the West towards the Ukraine issue is undergoing major changes!

  The subtext of Stoltenberg's remarks may include: ↓↓

  1. Negotiations are not ruled out.

Russia and Ukraine have been fighting for more than 100 days. NATO member states have long complained because they kept burning money for Ukraine's military assistance. I am afraid that it is not the way to continue the fight.

  2. Implying that the ending has been foreseen?

Mentioning a truce through negotiation is a disguised acknowledgment that Ukraine cannot win the conflict?

At present, the fact is that the Russian army is close to winning in the Donbas region, occupying 20% ​​of the territory of Ukraine, and the Ukrainian army is hard to resist.

  It is impossible for NATO to not have imagined how the conflict between Russia and Ukraine will end. Its primary purpose is to consume Russia. With the passage of time and changes in the battlefield situation, this consumption may need to come to an end, if not to the extent that the West wants.

The West has already suffered from high inflation, oil and gas crises, and broken supply chains.

  Third, the division of responsibilities has begun, and NATO wants to explain the logic of it.

Who helped Ukraine?

NATO.

Who will bear the price?

Ukraine.

Who ceded the territory?

Ukraine.

Anyway, NATO tried its best to give Putin territory, and how much to give, only Ukrainian President Zelensky can decide.

["Prophecy" has already emerged]

  Stoltenberg's remarks are not groundless.

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger made a "predictive" speech in late May, calling on the West to put pressure on Kyiv to resume peace talks with Russia, even if Ukraine "will have to lose some territory in the process."

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Hou Yu

  Kissinger warned that the West should remember Russia's importance to Europe and not be swayed by "temporary emotions".

He believes that the demarcation line should be "returned to its original state", that is, to recognize the state of Crimea's entry into Russia and Russia's control of the two parts of Ukraine, so that Ukraine can become a neutral country, and then become a bridge between Russia and Europe.

  Zelensky criticized Kissinger, saying the 99-year-old American strategist's exhortation was reminiscent of Nazi Germany's annexation of Czechoslovakia before World War II.

  However, DeSantis, a former U.S. expert on NATO and arms control issues who was an adviser to the Reagan administration, also believes that Ukraine is unlikely to win militarily. relation.

  On June 10, Canadian Liberal Party MP Ivan Baker also pointed out that the West was "fatigued" with the conflict, with some countries urging Kyiv to cede territory to a truce.

【European same bed and different dreams】

  On the surface, European countries are "united against Russia", but in fact, except for "alternatives" such as Serbia and Turkey who refuse to follow sanctions, Europe has long been not monolithic.

  The US "Newsweek" pointed out, "While the United States, Britain, Poland and the Baltic states hope to cause a strategic defeat to Russia, Germany, Italy and France are more concerned about ending the war as soon as possible."

French President Emmanuel Macron.

  The most obvious example comes from French President Emmanuel Macron.

Before and after the conflict, Macron always actively strived for contact with Putin.

In early June, he said, "Russia should not be humiliated so that the day the fighting stops, we can find a way out through diplomacy."

  German Chancellor Scholz is also one of the intensive mediators.

At the end of May, he and Macron had a telephone conversation with Putin, and the two made several demands. In short, they were ceasefire, negotiations, release of food, and release of prisoners.

  Putin said he was open to negotiations and pledged to contribute to the search for unhindered grain exports.

But most crucially, Putin has not promised European leaders one thing: a ceasefire.

On June 5, Ukrainian President Zelensky listened to a military report on the front line.

Image source: Press Office of the President of Ukraine

  And Zelensky believes that if the fire does not stop, everything will be impossible to talk about, and EU leaders are still "too soft" towards Moscow.

Grashchenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister, said he disagreed with Macron's remarks that "Russia must not be insulted".

  Czech Foreign Minister Lipavsky also criticized, "Russia is an 'aggressor' and we should not take action based on whether it is humiliated. Macron does not seem to understand."

He also said that the Czech Republic will serve as the EU's semi-annual presidency from July 1 and will continue to support Kyiv at EU institutional meetings.

  "Diplomatic negotiations should first be conducted by the Ukrainians themselves. We should involve the Ukrainians," Lipavsky said.

[Ukraine was left aside?

  In fact, CNN has disclosed that officials from countries and organizations such as the United States, Britain and the European Union are trying to make plans for ceasefire talks, talking about the future of Crimea and the Donbas region, but all this aside Ukrainian officials.

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

  Hiding Ukraine, planning to negotiate a "deal" with Putin, what do you think of Ukraine?

Of course Zelensky was dissatisfied.

He slammed "some Western media for symptomatic editorials" and called on Kyiv to "accept the so-called difficult compromise and give away territory in exchange for peace".

  Kyiv's condition is very firm, that is, to let Russia unconditionally withdraw its troops and retreat to the line of control before February 24.

The survey also shows that as many as 82% of Ukrainian people believe that they should not cede territory and seek peace, and only 10% of the respondents believe that it is reasonable to give up part of the territory to end the conflict.

  Public opinion puts Zelensky in a high position, and it is easy to lose power. He must be tough on the territorial issue, otherwise he is likely to be charged with "treason".

  However, with the current offensive of the Russian army, Ukraine has neither strength nor opportunity if it wants to hold back an inch of land.

Whether it is Crimea or the Donbass, Russia will never "eat and vomit", but will continue to strengthen its offensive, connect the occupied areas and turn Ukraine into a landlocked country.

[Miwu starts to "quarrel"]

  The New York Times revealed that some EU leaders have encouraged US President Biden to call Putin to discuss the conditions of the ceasefire.

  Biden took aim at Zelensky on June 10, saying that he "ignored the warning that Russia would 'invade' Ukraine" before the Russian military operation in February.

Biden pointed out that at the time U.S. intelligence agencies had "data to back up that Putin was crossing the line," but "Zelensky didn't want to hear it, and neither did a lot of people."

US President Biden.

  Ukrainian presidential spokesman Nikiforov retorted that Zelensky had already called Biden many times and called on partners to prepare pre-emptive sanctions to promote the de-escalation of the situation, but "the partners do not want to hear our voice."

  The "quarrel" between the United States and Ukraine has gradually become public, another signal that the anti-Russian alliance is loosening.

Not only is the United States suspected of "throwing the blame", but many countries around the world have begun to oppose the West's move to contain Russia.

  The New York Times pointed out that although Biden has been trying to persuade neutral countries including India, Brazil, Israel and the Persian Gulf countries to impose sanctions on Russia, many countries maintain relations with Russia and resist U.S. calls.

  Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi noted that the crisis revealed "a harsh reality" that the West was "isolated from the rest of the world".

Anti-Russian is the United States, Europe, some Pacific countries traditionally associated with the United States, such as Australia and Japan.

Besides, there are hardly any other countries.

  Once the United States and Europe are discouraged and "retreat" in the face of the war of attrition, Zelensky will no longer have any leverage.

When the tide recedes, the only "naked swim" is probably only Ukraine!

(Finish)