When I woke up, the situation changed greatly! Zelensky visited the United States, only to be "beaten" in the White House.

Zelensky wanted the Tomahawk cruise missile, but the United States made it clear that it would not give it, and gave him an order: Cease fire immediately¡£ As a result, Zelensky made a 180-degree turn in his attitude. He no longer mentioned using force to bring Russia to yield, but instead said that "the first priority now is a ceasefire."

Zelensky went to Washington with a long "wish list."Ukraine was difficult on the battlefield, the counterattack progressed slowly, and urgently needed more advanced long-range weapons to break the impasse, the cruise missile, which could hit the Crimea and even the mainland of Russia, was his most desired card.

But after his meeting with Trump, he had a cold heart.The United States directly refused to provide the "Tomahawk", and Zelensky's core goal was lost. The United States also strongly demanded that Ukraine "consider an immediate ceasefire," which is equivalent to allowing Ukraine to stop fighting under unfavorable conditions. After the meeting, Zelensky canceled some planned activities and left Washington directly. This silent departure can better express his disappointment and anger. Ukraine's Kiev Independent newspaper said, Zelensky left empty-handed¡£

Trump has forced Ukraine to ¡°shut down¡± at this time and have its own calculator.

The U.S. number one target is no longer Russia, the Russian-Ukrainian war has been fighting for more than two years, dragging the U.S. side too much energy, in order to concentrate its forces against China, it must stabilize Russia. So, private contact between the U.S. and Russia, the priority has already exceeded Ukraine.

Another thing is that the United States is becoming increasingly annoyed with this war that has no end in sight, and too much money is spent. According to data from the U.S. Congressional Research Service, the total U.S. aid to Ukraine has exceeded 100 billion U.S. dollars. Trump has always been criticized for "excessive spending" and he dares not continue to hold on this issue for fear of losing votes.

In addition, the U.S. arsenal of weapons has also rushed, with more than two years of war consuming large amounts of U.S. cannon and missile inventories. For example, the inventory of 155mm cannons once dropped to a dangerous level.

Zelensky hit a wall in the White House, and of course it was the Kremlin that was happiest.

Without firing a single shot, Russia won a crucial diplomatic victory. Russia has been sending messages to the United States through various channels: If you continue to arm Ukraine vigorously, we will cause you trouble elsewhere around the globe, such as in the Middle East. At the same time, Russia also signaled its willingness to hold peace talks. Putin's hardness and softness made the United States see the possibility of "trade".

At the moment, the US-Russia has started a direct dialogue, and officials of the two countries have had secret contacts in recent weeks.This shows that when the war really ends, it is Washington and Moscow, not Kiev.

Back in Ukraine, Zelensky's "180-degree turn" was not what he wanted, but was forced to do.

Zelensky¡¯s support rate is falling, and at the beginning of the war his support rate was more than 90 percent, but it has now fallen below 70 percent. Front soldiers have been killed by more than 300,000, and the people are exhausted. There are even publicly criticizing him at home, saying he ¡°binds the fate of the whole country to the Western wagon,¡± but is now abandoned by the West. Economically, one-third of Ukraine¡¯s infrastructure has been destroyed and GDP has shrunk by more than 30 percent. Without U.S. aid, not even wages and pensions can be issued.

Therefore, Zelensky changed his mind and said that "ceasefire first" was his only choice. He can no longer talk about "victory". The first thing he has to consider now is how to "survive".

The U.S. attitude toward Russia has also caused European countries. Like Germany and France, they are in a complicated mood, both hoping that the war will stop, and afraid that the U.S. will break hands no matter, and let themselves face Russia directly. Eastern European countries, Poland and the three Baltic countries, they feel "betrayed", they have been most actively supporting Ukraine, now fearing that they will be the next target. And those "middle countries", such as India and Brazil, they are more firmly convinced that they can not fully trust the West, because they see that the United States for their own interests can abandon allies at any time.

In 1956, the Hungarians rebelled against the Soviet Union, thinking that the United States would help them. As a result, the United States did nothing but verbal condemnation, and Soviet tanks drove into Budapest. In 1975, the United States lost in the Vietnam War and hastily evacuated Saigon at the last moment. Countless South Vietnamese allies were ruthlessly abandoned. Today, Ukraine has become another example. It once again proves a cruel truth: in the game of great powers, small countries are often just bargaining chips. When a big country feels that the chips are too expensive or have a more important deal to be struck, the chips are easily abandoned.

What happened to Ukraine is a loud wake-up call: one's own destiny must be in one's own hands. Otherwise, a "sap" from the White House will fall on your head one day.