For the first time in more than three years, the Russian army entered the hinterland of Ukraine, and its ultimate move is still behind. Trump's prediction is almost fulfilled. Does Putin really want to eat Ukraine?
The Ukrainian army is paying the price for the reckless actions of attacking Russian strategic aircraft not long ago. In the past few days, the Russian army has launched a wave of all-round counterattacks against the Ukrainian army, but according to the United States, this can only be considered a warm-up. The real revenge has not yet arrived, and the Russian army is holding up the Ukrainian army's big move.
Perhaps in cooperation with the subsequent large-scale revenge, the Russian army significantly increased the speed of ground propulsion.
According to the battle report released by the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Russian 90th Tank Division pointed directly at the Dnepropetrovsk Prefecture in central Ukraine and was already at the gate.
This is the first time that the Russian ground forces have advanced to the central hinterland of Ukraine since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukraine conflict.
The ceasefire in Russia and Ukraine, which the outside world is expecting, did not come, but waited for a major escalation of the crisis.
When Russian ground troops entered Ukraine's hinterland, the signal released was even more obvious: the Russian army wanted to control more Ukraine's territory.
Medvedev called out to Kiev a few days ago: If you don't want to recognize the current reality of war, you are waiting to face the new reality. The so-called "new reality" is actually Ukraine's loss of more territory.
Through the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Russian army has controlled Zaporozhe, Khlsson, Donetsk and Lugansk, and the four places have held a referendum to agree to join Russia. Including the Crimean Peninsula lost in 2014, Ukraine has lost five large pieces of territory.
In the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, a request made by the Russian representative was to require Ukraine to accept the current conflict situation, that is, to recognize that the four places in eastern Ukraine belong to Russia and withdraw troops from these places. If Ukraine refuses, it will increase to 8 places next time.
Russia made harsh words to Zelensky on the spot, and even warned Ukraine about the long war between Russia and Sweden.
When Peter the Great was reigned, Russia and Sweden launched a 21-year tug-of-war in order to compete for territory. In the end, Russia was able to dominate the Baltic Sea, while Sweden was severely injured.
Russia's move out of the Russian-Swiss War is to warn Zelensky that if Ukraine does not want to end the conflict, Russia is not afraid of a protracted war, but Ukraine is careful to end the same as Sweden.
A few days ago, when Trump talked about Putin's conflict with Russia and Ukraine, he claimed that he had always believed that Putin wanted the entire Ukraine, not part of it. Now that the Russian army is deeply in the hinterland of Ukraine, it seems that it really means to push Ukraine. Could it be that Trump's prophecy is really coming true?
In fact, judging from the current situation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Putin's appetite should not be so big. After more than three years of conflict, the Russian army suffered a lot of casualties, and the Russian army's combat effectiveness is not as strong as the outside world imagines.
A few days ago, there was rumors that the Ukrainian army used the F-16 to shoot down a Russian Su-35. Regardless of whether the news is true or not, it is undeniable that Western military aid still has a great impact on the war situation in Russia and Ukraine.
If the Russian army continues to advance towards central and western Ukraine and western regions, affecting European security, it is not allowed to impose stricter sanctions on Russia, and perhaps NATO will directly intervene in the conflict. These are factors that Putin needs to consider.
Eating Ukraine is not an easy task, and it may hurt the Russian army's teeth.
Finally, Rather than saying that Putin wanted to eat Ukraine, the Russian army entered Ukraine's hinterland, in order to strategically force Ukraine to accept the conditions of Russia's ceasefire as soon as possible.
