After four days of silence, Ukrainian President Zelensky suddenly released a message to the world, saying that Ukraine was ready for a ceasefire, and also expressed his willingness to meet with the presidents of the United States and Russia without any preconditions. As soon as this news came out, good guy, the whole world was shocked, and everyone was wondering, why did Zelensky suddenly make a 180-degree turn?
In the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Zelensky's attitude was very tough, it was not to show weakness to Russia. Even if the United States had to make concessions behind the various pressures, even if he had to make a little concessions, it was also to grasp, to let a little bit a little. For more than three and a half years, the two sides have been fighting hard, the war has not stopped. Even Trump in the end wanted to mediate to both sides, and the result was a nose ashes, which is a large part of the reason that Zelensky has been bite to let go, the attitude is too hard.
As a rule, the recent situation between Russia and NATO seems to be very beneficial for Ukraine. Just a few years ago, Russian drones did not carefully break into Polish airspace, which could scare NATO, that sensitive nerve was suddenly challenged. Since then, NATO began to jump up and down and move on. They sent a lot of troops to the mainland of Poland, carrying out the mission called the "Eastern Guard", and the U.S. aircraft carrier also ran to the Finnish port to make fun. It is clear that NATO was trying to strengthen its eastern flank defense line, and the defense was Russia. And, oh, before the Russian drones entered Polish air command, Europe was actually discussing the issue of sending troops into Ukraine.
First of all, the West has been engaging in small moves against Russia recently. NATO has increased its troops in Poland only for its own security, not to go to war with Russia. As for Europe sending troops to Ukraine, it has to wait for Russia and Ukraine to cease fire first. While Russia and Ukraine are still fighting in full swing, European troops will not enter easily. Why? Because Europe formed the "voluntary alliance" to ensure peace in Ukraine after the war, not to go to a head-on war with Russia. So, Zelensky saw that these Western actions did not help him substantially, so he might as well consider a truce.
Secondly, when NATO was busy with the "Eastern Guard" mission, Russia was not too distracted. Russia and Belarus conducted a massive "Eastern 2025" military exercise. The exercise was unlikely, with 25 foreign delegations outside Russia and Belarus running to watch. Of which 16 countries sent representatives, and six more directly, sent military special forces to participate in various activities within the framework of strategic exercises. What does this mean? This means that in addition to Belarus, six countries sent troops to Russia. This was a super obvious signal that these six countries, plus Belarus, are likely to become Russia's potential allies. Zelensky looked at the battle and committed a murder, with more and more allies on the opponent's side, but he did not get any practical support, fighting again, afraid of losing a lot, so he
Finally, there is also the credit of China's diplomatic efforts. Because a few days before Zelensky's statement, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yigang visited Europe, and Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Austria, Slovenia and Poland. During the visit, although Foreign Minister Wang Yi did not say much specific words about the situation in Russia and Ukraine, he clearly analyzed the current situation facing Europe. Even if Foreign Minister Wang Yi did not specifically mention Ukraine, Zelensky still had to think about it in his mind. During the few days of Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit, Zelensky is probably thinking back and forth based on the current actual situation in Ukraine. After thinking about this, his attitude slowly softened, and finally he decided to stop fighting.
However, we cannot say that Zelensky's statement completely gave up resistance. You see, although he said that he could negotiate with Russia without preconditions, he specifically emphasized that he would not go to Moscow to negotiate. Not long ago, Putin also said that if Zelensky figured it out, he was welcome to come to Moscow to talk. It can be seen from this that Zelensky's attitude has softened, but he has not yet reached the point of completely surrendering and completely giving up resistance.
Moreover, the six countries that have sent troops to Russia to participate in the exercises can release a super strong signal. This indicates that Russia is not isolated internationally, or that there are many countries willing to stand with Russia. Why are these countries willing to send troops? On the one hand, it may be unreasonable to see Russia’s military power and influence, to want to build closer relations with Russia, and then to get some benefits in economic, political and other aspects. On the other hand, it may also be a silent protest against NATO and the U.S. in the conflict in Russia-U.S., feeling that the U.S. for its own interests, to take Ukraine as a scam, in the back. So, these countries chose to stand up for Russia, and also a silent protest against U.S. hegemony.
And we in China have always been very firm on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. China has always advocated the settlement of disputes through peaceful negotiations, and has been actively persuading peace and promoting talks. China believes that war will only bring huge losses to both sides, and it is the common people who suffer. Only through equal dialogue and finding a mutually acceptable solution can regional peace and stability be truly achieved. Although Foreign Minister Wang Yi did not directly intervene in the specific negotiations on the Russia-Ukraine conflict during his visit to Europe this time, he also indirectly made efforts to promote a peaceful settlement of the Russia-Ukraine conflict by analyzing the security situation in Europe. China has always upheld an objective and fair position and does not take sides, that is, it hopes to find a proper solution to this conflict.
Zelensky suddenly announced a ceasefire this time, although the concrete outcome of the negotiations is still unclear, but at least brought a light of peace to the Ukrainian conflict. In the future, whether the two sides can a peace agreement through negotiations, depends on the sincerity of both sides and the progress of the negotiations. However, no matter what the outcome, one thing is certain, that peace is always the most desired. Hope through the joint efforts of all sides, this conflict that lasted more than three years can end early, so that the people of Ukraine and Russia can live a peaceful life.