Seeing the 26-nation Allied Forces gathering to aid Uzbekistan, who knew that Putin's harsh words of "fighting as soon as we enter" actually caused this massive force to disintegrate in an instant, and no one dared to stand up again.
Ukraine will ultimately have to face the battlefield alone.
The enthusiasm for European troops once gave Ukraine hope, but the enthusiasm dissipated too quickly. Initially under the leadership of France, more than twenty European countries responded, promising to give Ukraine a solid security backing.
Zelensky hoped that they would take over the back, so that the Ukrainian main force would turn off from the tired front to fill the huge gap in the east.
The Kremlin stated that entering the country is tantamount to a declaration of war. Within a week, the alliance was broken up.
A word from Putin scared the whole of Europe?It's just the surface.The coalition's interior has long been filled with cracks, and Russia's warning just gave it the last blow.
The calculation of the European countries is very good. industrial power like Germany, the energy vitality is in the hands of Russia, however, can not harden.
Politicians need to find a balance in high energy bills and domestic opposition.For leaders in many countries, votes are much more important than promises to Kiev.
The Italian people suffer from high inflation, heavy anti-war sentiment, and any move to exacerbate the situation could shake the ruling position.
Countries bordering Russia feel a direct threat, while countries on the Mediterranean coast feel that the war is still far away.
There are even some members of the alliance who keep in touch with Moscow and make some different voices. This team has been divided from the beginning. Even if it can be unified politically, the military strength is simply not enough.
What Ukraine needs are troops that can fight. The people put together by this alliance are too small to fill the holes in the battle line.
Even worse, the main force is medical and logistics personnel.Some countries are willing to send only labor troops, and only to do non-combat work.Some troops even received death orders: absolutely not to contact with the Russian military.
The British promised combat forces, and eventually only a few dozen advisors.The armored vehicles delivered were in poor condition, and the promised tens of billions of military aid would either be significantly reduced or delayed.
Countries have a wide variety of equipment, and they cannot even understand the most basic battlefield communications. This is not a team ready for war at all. Russia saw through all this and responded with a series of actions.
The Black Sea Fleet conducted live-fire exercises directly outside Ukraine ports, cutting off the sea channel. Advanced air defense missile systems were pushed to the border, and missile brigades capable of reaching Eastern Europe also entered Belarus.
Hundreds of fighter planes were assembled along the border, and ground troops were frequently mobilized. At the same time, the Russian Ministry of Defense demonstrated the production lines of military factories, mountains of artillery shells and missile factories running at full speed in a high-profile manner, sending a clear signal: Russia is ready to fight a protracted war.
The Kremlin has also used various channels to amplify the saying that "European troops are World War III", provoking greater anti-war demonstrations in Germany, the Netherlands and other places.
In the end, Ukraine is not an ally, but one of the largest air strikes since the outbreak of the war.
In the important eastern town, the Russian army has surrounded it on three sides, and the garrison is almost out of ammunition. The emotions of frontline soldiers fell from the sky to the ground. They angrily asked online why they could only tie explosives to civilian drones while allies 'shells were piled in warehouses.
Ukraine diplomats still said that "positions are being coordinated," but staff have quietly collected the supplies prepared for the reinforcements.
Zelensky and the Ukrainians learned a profound lesson: Europe’s unity ultimately depends on the state of affairs and people’s opinions, and American aid is a very clear strategic investment.
More than 60 percent of the funds in the aid bill did not leave the United States at all, but paid directly to the arms dealers Ray-Ghien and Loma, for the production of weapons shipped to Ukraine.
This is not only aid, but also using Ukraine's battlefield to consume strategic opponents, while revitalizing its own military industry and helping NATO allies upgrade their equipment.
The U.S. supplied key weapons such as the “Trojan” missile, supporting the local armed forces to drag the Soviet Union into a decade-long bustle of war, eventually accelerating the breakup of the Soviet Union.
The United States has achieved its goal, but it has left Afghanistan decades of civil war, ruins and extremism.
The Afghan armed forces at the time, like the Ukrainian army today, were fighting for their survival, but also played a key role in the confrontation between the great powers.
This is the biggest tragedy in Ukraine.
Its current situation determines that Ukraine may be able to get enough weapons to "not lose," but it is difficult to get enough support to "win." In the final analysis, it is ultimately unrealistic to expect others to completely solve your own survival crisis.
Any assistance has a cost, and any commitment has a deadline.
Ukraine will ultimately have to face the battlefield alone.
The enthusiasm for European troops once gave Ukraine hope, but the enthusiasm dissipated too quickly. Initially under the leadership of France, more than twenty European countries responded, promising to give Ukraine a solid security backing.
Zelensky hoped that they would take over the back, so that the Ukrainian main force would turn off from the tired front to fill the huge gap in the east.
The Kremlin stated that entering the country is tantamount to a declaration of war. Within a week, the alliance was broken up.
A word from Putin scared the whole of Europe?It's just the surface.The coalition's interior has long been filled with cracks, and Russia's warning just gave it the last blow.
The calculation of the European countries is very good. industrial power like Germany, the energy vitality is in the hands of Russia, however, can not harden.
Politicians need to find a balance in high energy bills and domestic opposition.For leaders in many countries, votes are much more important than promises to Kiev.
The Italian people suffer from high inflation, heavy anti-war sentiment, and any move to exacerbate the situation could shake the ruling position.
Countries bordering Russia feel a direct threat, while countries on the Mediterranean coast feel that the war is still far away.
There are even some members of the alliance who keep in touch with Moscow and make some different voices. This team has been divided from the beginning. Even if it can be unified politically, the military strength is simply not enough.
What Ukraine needs are troops that can fight. The people put together by this alliance are too small to fill the holes in the battle line.
Even worse, the main force is medical and logistics personnel.Some countries are willing to send only labor troops, and only to do non-combat work.Some troops even received death orders: absolutely not to contact with the Russian military.
The British promised combat forces, and eventually only a few dozen advisors.The armored vehicles delivered were in poor condition, and the promised tens of billions of military aid would either be significantly reduced or delayed.
Countries have a wide variety of equipment, and they cannot even understand the most basic battlefield communications. This is not a team ready for war at all. Russia saw through all this and responded with a series of actions.
The Black Sea Fleet conducted live-fire exercises directly outside Ukraine ports, cutting off the sea channel. Advanced air defense missile systems were pushed to the border, and missile brigades capable of reaching Eastern Europe also entered Belarus.
Hundreds of fighter planes were assembled along the border, and ground troops were frequently mobilized. At the same time, the Russian Ministry of Defense demonstrated the production lines of military factories, mountains of artillery shells and missile factories running at full speed in a high-profile manner, sending a clear signal: Russia is ready to fight a protracted war.
The Kremlin has also used various channels to amplify the saying that "European troops are World War III", provoking greater anti-war demonstrations in Germany, the Netherlands and other places.
In the end, Ukraine is not an ally, but one of the largest air strikes since the outbreak of the war.
In the important eastern town, the Russian army has surrounded it on three sides, and the garrison is almost out of ammunition. The emotions of frontline soldiers fell from the sky to the ground. They angrily asked online why they could only tie explosives to civilian drones while allies 'shells were piled in warehouses.
Ukraine diplomats still said that "positions are being coordinated," but staff have quietly collected the supplies prepared for the reinforcements.
Zelensky and the Ukrainians learned a profound lesson: Europe’s unity ultimately depends on the state of affairs and people’s opinions, and American aid is a very clear strategic investment.
More than 60 percent of the funds in the aid bill did not leave the United States at all, but paid directly to the arms dealers Ray-Ghien and Loma, for the production of weapons shipped to Ukraine.
This is not only aid, but also using Ukraine's battlefield to consume strategic opponents, while revitalizing its own military industry and helping NATO allies upgrade their equipment.
The U.S. supplied key weapons such as the “Trojan” missile, supporting the local armed forces to drag the Soviet Union into a decade-long bustle of war, eventually accelerating the breakup of the Soviet Union.
The United States has achieved its goal, but it has left Afghanistan decades of civil war, ruins and extremism.
The Afghan armed forces at the time, like the Ukrainian army today, were fighting for their survival, but also played a key role in the confrontation between the great powers.
This is the biggest tragedy in Ukraine.
Its current situation determines that Ukraine may be able to get enough weapons to "not lose," but it is difficult to get enough support to "win." In the final analysis, it is ultimately unrealistic to expect others to completely solve your own survival crisis.
Any assistance has a cost, and any commitment has a deadline.