Since late September, life in Ukraine has indeed improved a lot. This can also be seen from Zelensky's statement. A few days ago, Ukraine President Zelensky made harsh remarks. If Russia does not honestly negotiate ceasefire, then senior Russian officials should familiarize themselves with the layout of bomb shelters in Moscow as soon as possible.
In the face of the major threat from Zelensky, the Russian side also sent a strong signal through the mouth of President Lukashenko of Belarus. Lukashenko further explained that if Zelensky did not accept the proposal, the situation would become worse than at the beginning of the Russian conflict, and he could lose the entire Ukraine.
Why did Zelensky suddenly become so tough on Russia?
In a speech to the United States General Assembly on September 23, local time, President Trump, facing the whole world, reiterated the new U.S. attitude toward the crisis in Ukraine: in the coming days, the United States will support Ukraine to take back its territory until its borders are restored to the state of 1911.
For Zelensky, having this word means that Ukraine can in the future get the support of the United States, the world’s largest military-industrial complex.
This is not only for Russia, but also for Western allies. What Zelensky wants to express is that Ukraine will not admit defeat easily. As long as there is support, they will fight back. And this "counterattack" attitude must be cruel enough and hard enough to make supporters feel that this war still has to be fought.
The United States' support for Ukraine has always been conditional and limited. But recently, Trump suddenly changed his attitude. Therefore, his current strategy is to amplify Russia's "sense of threat" by releasing a strong signal, forcing Western countries to continue to take sides or even get further involved.
The facts also seem to be just as Zelensky wished. Poland suddenly claimed on September 9 that it had been invaded by a large-scale Russian drone, and then Romania also claimed the same. What's even more powerful is Estonia, which directly claimed to have been invaded by Russian warplanes. Although Russia firmly denied it, and although none of these three countries could produce ironclad evidence, they all pushed NATO to immediately launch Article 4 "Collective Negotiation Clause". If the claim of Russian invasion is fully confirmed, it will be in line with NATO's activation of Article 5 "Collective Defense Clause" and will declare war on Russia.
Don’t forget, however, that Russia has a nuclear arsenal of the same size as the United States, and it has persecuted the Russians, who really dare to use nuclear weapons first. Russian President’s press secretary, Kremlin spokesman Peskov, said at a news conference that day, “Zelensky is clearly continuing his solitary effort... That’s why he threatens everywhere, and it’s very irresponsible.”
In response to Trump's remarks comparing Russia to a "paper tiger," Peskov immediately said that Russia is often compared to a bear, but there are no bears made of paper in the world. Russia is a real bear.
Undeniably, tensions between Russia and European NATO countries have intensified recently due to several "airspace invasions".
You must know that NATO is not comparable to Ukraine in terms of military strength or economic strength, even though Ukraine has always been backed by NATO and Europe. Once NATO leaves the stage, the situation on the Russia-Ukraine battlefield will reverse, and the Russian army may be pushed back to its homeland.
On September 27, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, speaking at the general debate stage of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, said that Russia did not intend to attack the EU and NATO member states, but any “aggression against our country will be resolutely responded.”
If Ukraine wants to reach Moscow, the range of its missile weapons should be at least 800 kilometers to 1,000 kilometers. So judging from the weapons and equipment currently provided by the United States, whether it is the "Haimas" or the Army's operational tactical missile, its effective range is probably no more than 500 kilometers.
So if you want to fly farther, that is, 800 kilometers to 1000 kilometers, you need to consider choosing other missiles, including the Tomahawk cruise missile. So whether Trump will provide Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles is a major consideration.
It should be noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin recently held talks with Belarusian President Lukashenko in the Moscow Kremlin. Putin said that the two countries "maintain a positive cooperation situation in almost all fields, and the same is true of the national security issues of the alliance".
What is unthinking for the West is that Belarus has just announced a plan to build a second nuclear power plant to supply energy to the Russian-controlled region of Ukraine.