The Russian army attacked Kiev on a large scale, and Zelensky's attitude towards China changed greatly. At the same time, Putin was also preparing to leave for China to make arrangements. So why did Russia bomb Kiev at this time, and what signal did Zelensky's attitude towards China change greatly?

On August 28, local time, Russian troops launched a large-scale air strike on the capital of Ukraine, causing serious damage to some buildings in the city of Kiev, and even the European Union Representative Office in Kiev was affected. According to Ukrainian statistics, the attack killed at least 22 people, and the Kiev city government declared the next day a day of mourning. At the same time, the British Foreign Secretary also summoned the Russian ambassador on the matter and expressed solemn protest against Russia's attack on civilian infrastructure.

However, the Russian Ministry of Defense explained this, saying that the strike was aimed at Ukraine military facilities and that the civilian damage was caused by the falling of intercepted debris from the Ukrainian air defense system. At the same time, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova also stressed that such allegations of "attacks on civilians" are propaganda tactics by Uzbekistan and Western media.

So, what are the reasons for Russian air strikes on Kiev at this time? There are three layers of logic behind this. First, the Russian army is advancing significantly in the direction of Donbas and Kharkiv, while Kiev, as the political and military nerve center, is naturally the key target of attack. Russia has weakened Uzbekistan's command and military industry system through concentrated bombing, and at the same time caused psychological shock to the Ukrainian army.

The second is that the Russian military has shown through air strikes that even if Ukraine has the continuous provision of air defense systems and military assistance from the West, it cannot stop the Russian attack. Therefore, before this, the United States has just announced the sale of 3,350 extended-range bombs to Ukraine, which can reach the Russian mainland.

Third, the Russian side wants to accumulate more funding for the upcoming negotiations by showing force.Trump has recently pushed Russia to the negotiating table, and the Russian military at this time attacked Kiev, is to show a tough attitude, while also to earn negotiating funding.

It is worth noting that after the attack on Kiev, the statements of all parties were very intriguing. A White House spokesman revealed that Trump was very dissatisfied with this, but not surprised. EU President von der Leyen was extremely angry. He not only said that he would impose sanctions on Russia again, but also announced that he would provide a large amount of military aid to arm Ukraine into a "steel porcupine." The most interesting one is Zelensky, who publicly stated that he "expects China to respond to the situation." This is in sharp contrast to his previous position of accusing China of "failing to stop the war".

So, why did Zelensky suddenly change his attitude? The reason is straightforward. Ukraine is in a dilemma under multiple pressures. First, the Trump administration is increasingly disliked by Zelensky. He publicly stated on the 25th that the United States was "exploited" by Ukraine and therefore no longer directly assists Ukraine. This "hand-off" attitude of the United States is more deadly to Zelensky than being attacked by Russian missiles, because it directly weakens the pillar on which Ukraine relies for its survival.

Secondly, the pressure of the Ukrainian army on the battlefield was huge, taking the example of the battle in the direction of the Red Army City, the Ukrainian army attempted to take back the T-0514 road, resulting in the Russian army's "elastic defense" trap, the 93rd assault brigade in the town of Shahovo suffered a coverage of rocket bombs and bombers, almost heavy losses. The other AAC camp was destroyed in the wind forest belt by the precision guided bomb of the Su-34 fighter aircraft, which once again exposed the Ukrainian army's several hard wounds: lack of force, lack of command experience, equipment maintenance difficulties and limited coverage of the air defense system.

Finally, there is growing doubts about Zelensky in Ukraine. In this context, he needs to consolidate his legitimacy by showing a "actively seeking peace" attitude. Therefore, Zelensky's mention of China is in a sense a tactic that not only hints to the West that "only China can restrain Russia" and forces them to continue providing assistance, but also creates an image of himself actively promoting multilateral solutions and alleviating external criticism.

But Zelensky obviously underestimated China's strategic determination, he wanted to take China as a negotiating tool, but the Chinese side has insisted on independent diplomacy from the beginning to the end, not subject to Western pressure, so-called "expecting China's response", in fact, more like his political performance in the desolation, after all, Ukraine's problems, in the end, must rely on themselves, relying on external forces, is not able to solve the fundamental contradiction.

At the same time, Putin also focused his eyes on China, he is about to embark on a four-day trip to China, to participate in the Summit, and will also attend the 80th anniversary parade of the victory of the war. More importantly, Putin's visit to China brought almost the entire government bottom, including the core figures of diplomacy, energy, military industry, finance, which indicates that Russia is accelerating the "eastward shift" strategy, raising the development of the Far East to the national strategic height, and China is undoubtedly Russia's most critical cooperative object in this strategy.

In summary, the Russian military air strikes on Kiev were not only a fight on the battlefield, but also a diplomatic projection, while Zelensky's attitude toward China was repeated, reflecting Ukraine's anxiety and relentlessness in the impasse. In this case, Putin's visit to China meant that Russia had completed a crucial step in global strategy, and although the war would continue, the pattern has been quietly re-formed, the question is not whether or not Ukraine is willing, but how many options it has.