China News Service, February 25th (Zhang Naiyue, Meng Xiangjun) After a year of tossing, the crisis in Ukraine is still spreading.

Recently, the leaders of the United States and Russia have expressed their positions one after another, and their propaganda from the air is full of gunpowder.

The West, led by the United States, continues to "add fuel to the flames" on the issue of military aid to Ukraine, using Ukraine as a battering ram against Russia in the geopolitical game, and will do everything possible to continue the conflict.

　　With all parties "gritting their teeth", the longer this crisis drags on, the heavier the cost will be, and there will be no winners.

On August 24, 2022, a drone pulled up a huge Ukrainian flag next to the Mother Motherland statue in Kiev.

Three Thoughts on America’s “Fire”

——Aid on the surface, business behind the scenes

　　In the past year, the United States has wooed allies to increase military aid to Ukraine: from bulletproof helmets to cannons to tanks, the Biden administration alone has made more than $30 billion in military aid commitments for Ukraine, and the aid content has listed a full 81% items, including but not limited to:

　　- More than 1600 "Stinger" air defense missile systems

　　- More than 8,000 sets of "Javelin" anti-tank systems

　　- More than 54000 other anti-tank systems and ammunition

　　- Over 700 Switchblade drones

　　-160 155mm howitzers and more than 1 million shells

　　- no less than 6,000 precision-guided 155 mm howitzers

Data map: "Switch Knife" drone.

　　Behind the huge amount of military aid is the "fat" US military industry giant.

Shares of Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin have jumped about 40% over the past year.

　　The United States provoked chaos in Europe and pushed Ukraine to the forefront of confrontation with Russia, but it was filled with its own pockets. They never cared about the food, clothing, and warmth of the Ukrainian people.

　　As more and more lethal weapons flow to the front lines, military conflicts intensify.

　　In the past year, 555 air defense sirens rang out over Kiev; Bahmut, a small city with only tens of thousands of people, became a "meat grinder" in the fierce battle.

The scramble for the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant has been protracted, and global nuclear safety risks are increasing day by day; the see-saw in Kherson has been repeatedly staged, and the Russian and Ukrainian armies are exhausted.

On July 14, 2022, Ukrainian soldiers prepare to use M777 howitzers provided by the United States to open fire on Russian positions in the Kharkiv region.

　　The United States blindly invests in military and economic aid without persuading peace, which will only prolong the conflict, which will do great harm to Ukraine as a whole.

Zhang Hong, a researcher at the Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told Chinanews.com, "What the Americans pay is money and weapons, but what the Ukrainian people pay is their lives."

——Calculating allies, "blood-sucking" Europe

　　In the past year, NATO led by the United States has continuously broken through the traditional defense zone, trying its best to exaggerate the "Russian threat" to Europe and create a tense atmosphere.

　　Li Haidong, a professor at the Institute of International Relations of the China Foreign Affairs University, analyzed that the United States is "adding fuel to the flames" in an attempt to activate the "brain-dead" NATO and tie its allies into chariots.

Not only that, but it also forces European countries to deepen their security dependence on the United States, making the overall development pattern of Europe evolve under its control.

Data map: A leak occurred in the Beixi natural gas pipeline.

　　He gave an example. The outside world generally believes that the United States cannot escape the "Beixi" incident.

On the one hand, the United States can use this incident to cut off the energy ties between Russia and Europe; on the other hand, it can squeeze Russian energy out of Europe and replace it.

　　Like it or not, Europe has been ripped off by the United States.

The price of American natural gas sold to Europe is three to four times that of the market. French President Macron can't help but lament that what the United States has done is "not a true friend."

　　High energy prices have caused people's livelihood difficulties. High inflation and living costs have caused people to take to the streets, strikes have sprung up, and some countries even have governance crises.

On May 4, 2022, volunteers of a British charity project are handling food in a storage center.

In the UK, demand for food banks and community food centers has soared.

　　Li Haidong believes that "the strategic selfishness and economic selfishness of carrying private goods make the United States dominate the overall situation in Europe, and go in the direction of sacrificing the interests of Europe, Ukraine, and Russia while satisfying the interests of the United States."

——Exaggerate threats and provoke conflicts

　　In the past year, Russia and Ukraine sat down at the negotiating table several times, but in the end they failed to reach an agreement, which was not unrelated to the pressure from the United States.

　　Why did the United States trip up the Russia-Ukraine peace talks?

The reason, Li Haidong believes, is that during the Ukrainian crisis, the planning and design of the United States and the West have always had a strong zero-sum game and Cold War mentality.

　　He pointed out that the U.S. has taken a path that focuses on competition and confrontation in handling relations with major powers. gone."

Data map: US President Biden.

　　As we all know, provoking conflicts and pushing fire across the border is a common tactic of the United States: instigating "color revolutions" in countries in the post-Soviet region, cultivating regional agents, and deliberately creating confrontation; shore balance".

　　Li Haidong pointed out that for the United States, regional conflicts are not a bad thing.

The more crises and the more serious they are, the more it will help the United States effectively control other countries and help them compete with other countries.

The Double Pressure of U.S. Aid to Ukraine

——Frequently show unity, hard to hide differences

　　On the first anniversary of the Ukraine crisis, the "Pro-Ukraine" carnival in the United States reached its climax.

　　The 80-year-old U.S. President Biden made a surprise visit to Kiev, met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy despite the air defense siren, and then quickly went to Poland. In his consecutive speeches, "unity" became the key word.

On February 20, 2023, US President Biden and Ukrainian President Zelensky met and talked in front of a church in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.

　　However, Biden's "unity show" cannot conceal the differences that will gradually emerge between the United States and its allies.

　　Not long ago, French President Emmanuel Macron mentioned that the main losers of the endless conflict "would be the Europeans", and thus opposed prolonging the confrontation; Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán believed that ceasefire and peace talks are the only way to solve the Ukrainian crisis. Its territory sends arms to Ukraine.

——The more you roll, the deeper you get, and you will be backlashed

　　In the United States, although the Ukraine issue was once one of the few issues that could unite the two parties, as the United States became more and more involved, the voice of opposition became louder.

　　Some Republican congressmen satirized that Biden can "appear in Ukraine to ensure the security of other countries' borders", but "cannot do the same for the United States."

Former U.S. President Trump also spoke out, believing that the United States may face a nuclear crisis after providing tanks to Ukraine, and called for an immediate end to the conflict.

　　Even among Democrats, some are starting to question the unlimited support for Ukraine, fearing that the money will fall into the hands of corrupt actors.

Data map: On February 10, local time, U.S. aircraft delivered military aid supplies to Boryspil International Airport in Kiev, Ukraine.

　　In addition to the political circles, the willingness of American society to support military aid to Ukraine is also decreasing.

　　The latest Associated Press-University of Chicago poll shows that the proportion of respondents who approve of supplying weapons to Ukraine has decreased by 12% compared with May 2022.

　　Recently, thousands of anti-war activists gathered in Washington, demanding to stop inciting conflicts between Russia and Ukraine.

　　Zhang Hong believes that the U.S. "fires up" under the banner of supporting Ukraine, which will eventually backfire on Western society in terms of economy and security. "As the crisis lasts longer, the domestic conflicts in the United States will become more acute."

　　Li Haidong also pointed out that the issues that American elites care about are not necessarily the issues that the public pays attention to. "Public opinion elites continue to exaggerate the 'Russian threat', exaggerating that the United States wants to completely expel Russia from Europe in terms of public opinion, politics, and military affairs. But for the American public In other words, if a lot of money is spent on war, a lot of domestic issues will become difficult to solve."