The situation in Russia and Ukraine has reached a critical juncture. The two sides are not only engaged in a fierce frontal war, but also making major diplomatic moves. But at this time, the domestic situation in Ukraine changed greatly. The former Speaker of Parliament suffered a "beheading" operation on the streets. How will this affect the situation?
After experiencing the two summits between the United States and Russia and the United States and Ukraine, the Russia-Ukraine conflict not only showed no signs of ceasefire, but continued to escalate. The Russian army has stepped up its air strikes on Ukraine, but the Ukrainian army has been unable to effectively defend itself as before. In particular, the frequency of drone attacks by the Russian army on deep areas in Ukraine is increasing, highlighting the serious decline in the Ukrainian army's air defense capabilities. For example, on August 30 local time, Russian drones attacked the western city of Dubno in Ukraine, flying over 6 states on the way and reaching a range of more than 800 kilometers. The Ukrainian army intercepted at least four times, but all were successful. In this situation, Zelensky suddenly called out to China, calling for "a response to the current situation." He obviously wanted China to put pressure on Russia. Putin, on the other hand, flew to Tianjin, China, to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Summit and will participate in the March 3 military parade four days later. But at this time, former Speaker of Ukraine Parubi was shot and killed in the western city of Lviv in Ukraine. Zelensky condemned the incident and several Kiev authorities expressed condolences.
However, the question of who orchestrated the operation to "behead" Parubi is now difficult to answer because there are many people with motives. Just before the shooting incident in Lviv, Zelensky had already shown signs of bowing his head and giving in. In an interview with the media, he admitted frankly that Ukraine could not regain its lost territory through fighting. This was the first time he publicly criticized the Ukrainian army. The combat capabilities are questioned. However, after the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Zelensky chose to cooperate closely with radical "nationalists" in Ukraine in response to the Russian army's attack. The notorious "Azov Battalion" continued to expand and has now been upgraded to Army-level scale. And these Ukrainian radicals have a firm position, that is, they will never accept a ceasefire and must fight Russia to the end. So, is Parubi's death a warning from Ukrainian radicals to the authorities in Kiev?
In the case of Paruby, although he has served for three years as president of the Supreme Radar (Parliament) of Ukraine, his personal image and political reputation are extremely poor, as he played a very glorious role in the "Orange Revolution" in 2004 and the "Plaza Revolution" in 2014. Especially in the "Plaza Revolution", Paruby was accused of carrying a group of foreign snipers, secretly firing at the square demonstrators, as well as firing at the soldiers of the "Golden Sculpture" special forces, so that the "Plaza Revolution" escalated into a national coup to overthrow Yanukovych's elected people's government. After the events, the "Golden Sculpture" special forces were accused by the new "Pro-Western"
In this situation, what decisions Zelensky will make next deserves special attention. However, even Western mainstream media, which had previously completely sided with Ukraine, admitted that the current situation is leaning towards Russia. The British "Financial Times" pointed out that the Russian offensive continues to break through Ukraine's defense line, and the morale of the Ukrainian army's forward troops has dropped to rock bottom, and collapse continues to occur. In Donbas, Sumy and other places, the Ukrainian army failed to organize effective defenses. What scares Ukraine even more is that its central region has also been invaded by Russian troops, and Zelensky's options are getting smaller and smaller.