Russian forces have surrounded Ukraine from three sides. Threats of sanctions are being issued to Vladimir Putin from Washington and Brussels. From Kiev, both America and Russia have sent the family of their diplomats back to the country. Despite this, diplomacy exists and through this war can be avoided, this issue can be resolved. NATO and Joe Biden have given a written proposal to Russia to avert war and Russia is considering it.
What is the real question, the
question is whether there will be any settlement in this matter. Russia's biggest condition is that NATO promises that it will not enter Ukraine. In fact, Russia wants that the dominance it had in this region in 1990 should remain. Putin would never want his neighbor to become a partner of Western countries ie America and NATO or join NATO in any case. Russian people have the same sentiment. Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. America is also aware of the power of Russia. This is in a way the beginning of a new cold war. Both the countries are nuclear power and perhaps want to reveal who can take the lead on the strength of power.
What's on Putin's mind If the
situation worsens or say, war can still be avoided. The problem is that even Putin's advisors don't know what's going on in their minds. Putin may not be ready to accept that Ukraine is now a separate country. Putin believes that the break-up of the Soviet Union was a mistake and must now be rectified. For this they are ready for battle. The question is also that if there is a war, how long will it last, will it be a few weeks? It is being said that Putin will not wage war until next month's Winter Olympics in China. The reason for this is that he does not want to offend his friend Xi Jinping. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday – dialogue or diplomacy should not be taken as our weakness.
Russia cannot
be mistaken that Putin misunderstands that if Ukraine joins NATO, America will become more powerful and reach the threshold of Russia. It seems that both the US and NATO have no such intention. America is saying that if any country wants to join NATO, it will not stop it. However, there is a lot of corruption in Ukraine and it is unlikely that it will ever be able to join NATO in the next 20 years. And again, Biden himself has said that Ukraine joining NATO is not possible at the moment. This means that Russia's apprehension is wrong and then why can't a solution be found through dialogue?
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