The Russian army launched a large-scale bombing, and sirens resounded almost throughout Ukraine. Not long ago, Zelensky, who made it clear that he "didn't believe" China, suddenly made a 180-degree turn in his attitude.
Early in the morning, Russia used missiles and drones to launch airstrikes on the Ukrainian capital Kiev, the explosions were not in the ears, the Ukrainian side was "beaten", on the other hand "requested assistance", in addition to the "grabbing" to the United States and Europe, also mentioned China.Zelensky said that he "expects China to respond to the current situation." However, not long ago, Zelensky made it clear that "China is not needed as a country providing security guarantees."Because China “failed to stop” the war from breaking out.
Zelensky's attitude towards China has made another 180-degree U-turn
First to clarify,This is not the first time Zelensky has made a "180-degree turn" in his attitude towards China, and it is estimated that it will not be the lastHis "left and right jumps" reflect Ukraine's stress response under multiple military, political and diplomatic crises, and reflect the three real pressures Ukraine is currently facing.
First of all, the uncertainty of Western aid is exacerbating Kiev's strategic anxiety. There are endless disputes within the EU over the allocation of aid funds to Ukraine. The Trump administration in the United States has shown a "dull response" to the conflict and even suggested that the Russian attack was a "reasonable response".
This subtle change in attitude from traditional allies has made the Ukrainian regime, which relies on external blood transfusions, a spark, and despite Zelensky’s previous high-profile statements that “China does not need security,” China’s strategic value as the world’s second-largest economy and permanent member of the United Nations Security Council is highlighted when weapons and economic support promised by the West are torn apart – China’s influence remains the lever Ukraine tries to push.
Secondly, the Russian military's continued air strikes have exposed the fragility of Ukraine's defense system. The "largest air strikes" encountered by Kiev not only caused greater panic, but also severely damaged Ukrainian drone research and development companies and military facilities.
The loss of such critical infrastructure has directly weakened Ukraine's ability to resist, while delays or shrinking Western aid have forced Kiev to reassess its diplomatic options.
At this time, the hype of "China's influence theory" is essentially Zelensky's attempt to convey to the international community the signal that "only China can restrain Russia" by shaping the public opinion that "China and Russia have a special relationship", in order to force the West to continue to fulfill its aid commitments.
Finally, the need for political survival forced Zelensky to adjust the strategy, with the prolongation of the fighting, the wave of questioning of the current government in Ukraine rising, and the international community not interested in Zelensky's carefully shaped personnel.
At this moment,Zelensky needs to consolidate his ruling legitimacy and shift the focus of conflicts by showing a posture of "actively seeking multilateral solutions"。
Its repetitive attitude toward China is, in fact, its carefully calculated political performance, thus paving the stage for subsequent possible compromises.
Kiev bombing, Trump: unhappy but not unexpected
Of course, we will not be influenced by this trick by the Ukrainian side, and we reaffirm that China’s position on the Ukrainian crisis is consistent and clear, that dialogue negotiations are the only viable way to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, and that it is clear to the Ukrainian side.
ButCompared with his "ulterior motives" being seen through by China, what makes Zelensky feel more uneasy is the Trump administration's ambiguous statement after the attackThe White House press secretary hinted that the attack was Russia's "reasonable response" to the Ukrainian army's attack on the refinery, and the US side was not happy, but not surprised.
For Zelensky, U.S. indifference is more devastating than missiles, because it directly shakes the two pillars on which Ukraine relies for survival: its military umbrella and its moral commanding heights.
From a military perspective, the United States has always been Ukraine's main supplier of advanced weapons and source of intelligence support. The Trump administration's vague position means that the continuity of its aid policy to Ukraine is in doubt.
Zelensky is well aware that once the United States reduces its intervention, it will be more difficult for European countries to fill the military gap alone. The fierce quarrel that broke out during his previous meeting with Trump has made him realize that the United States despises its capabilities. At this moment, the United States The "understanding attitude" of the Russian attack is tantamount to declaring that Ukraine must face Russian military pressure alone.
At the diplomatic level, the silence of the United States has weakened Ukraine's ability to shape international consensus. In its vision, the United States should have been a core ally of Ukraine, but the Trump administration's words and deeds of reducing the conflict to "energy facility retaliation" have actually dispelled the victims' public opinion that Ukraine has painstakingly managed.
More fatally, this attitude releases a signal to other great powers:The United States will not break with Russia over Ukraine。
Zelensky: “Don’t be mindful,” China adheres to the principle
From the phenomenon to the essence, for us, Zelensky calls on China to "respond to the situation" and "co-operate with pressure on Russia" is, on the surface, a pursuit of peace, and in reality it hides multiple private interests.
His gesture of seeing China as a "lifesaver" is less a genuine endorsement of China's mediating role than a "moral kidnapping" type of speculation, a strategy that suffers from three fundamental flaws:
First, the logic is self-contradictory. On the one hand, Zelensky smeared China for "not playing a role" in the early stages of the conflict, but on the other hand, he asked China to step in to pressure Russia now, but evaded a basic fact: China has always advocated the sovereign equality of all countries, and will neither sanction Russia due to Western pressure nor act as an "anti-Russian vanguard" according to the Ukrainian playbook.
Second, indifferent to the enormous losses of the Ukrainian army, the Ukrainian deputy prime minister even declared that sharing battlefield data with allies as a "bottom line" and even actively invited the West to test new weapons, such acts of turning the territory into a "military testfield", exposing its dangerous tendency to instrumentalize the country's destiny, in fact consuming the lives of its own citizens in exchange for short-term profits.
Third, by misjudging China’s role, Zelensky has ignored the independence and principled nature of Chinese diplomacy, and China’s “common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security concepts” have never served one party’s geological ambitions, but have focused on building a balanced, effective and sustainable regional security architecture.
After all, Ukraine's problems still depend on itself. If Zelensky really wants to be interested in peace, it is better to sit at the negotiating table early and have a good talk with Russia.
Just shouting slogans and wooing external forces cannot solve the fundamental problem. After all, bullets will not stop just because they "ask for help", and the lives of the Ukrainian people cannot withstand Zelensky's "capricious" torment.