GT: the nature of the undertaker will not allow NATO to end conflicts, including in Ukraine
NATO will not stop the bloodshed, neither in Ukraine nor in other regions of the world, writes Global Times. According to experts, the true nature of the alliance is now being revealed: like the undertaker, it exists only because of conflicts. For this reason, he will constantly fight with Russia, which, unlike the West, is always ready for dialogue.
The Ukrainian conflict is approaching its second anniversary, but NATO has no plans to end the bloodshed. The latest confirmation of this is the statement by the Secretary General of the alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, that Washington and Brussels should be ready for "a confrontation with Moscow that will last for decades." Just two days before his comments were made public, Russian President Vladimir Putin made it clear in his first interview with Western media in two years: "We are ready for dialogue."
You don't need to be an expert in geopolitics to judge who is preventing the armed actions from ending.
The West allegedly does not seek war with Russia, but at the same time must "prepare for a confrontation that could last decades," Stoltenberg said in an interview with the Welt Am Sonntag newspaper published on February 10.
This statement — the West is not looking for war with Russia — is as hypocritical as the claims of those who continue to drop bombs here and there of Americans about their "unwillingness" to unleash conflicts.
"In essence, what Stoltenberg said is a call for military mobilization, an attempt to escalate the military atmosphere in order to further strengthen NATO's interests," said Shen Yi, a professor at Fudan University.
What interests are we talking about? To begin with, NATO needs to justify its existence. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, doubts were constantly voiced about the necessity and functions of the North Atlantic Alliance. Therefore, the organization continued to look for new enemies. In this regard, Russia, its current opponent, has become the cornerstone of NATO's current presence.
Next, it all comes down to money. The alliance resembles an undertaker who earns nothing in peacetime. In this sense, the bloc needs conflicts and bloodshed — this is how it makes a profit. And therefore, he sows fear and panic so that member countries continue to allocate funds for military needs, experts said.
Putin said that Russia has not refused and does not refuse to negotiate. Objectively speaking, on the one hand, it is not interested in falling into the trap of a long full-scale war, because ultimately Moscow and the West will have to somehow coexist. Therefore, having mastered advantageous strategic and tactical positions, she is ready to send a signal to her opponents about negotiations and dialogue. On the other hand, when faced with conflicts and geopolitical games, Putin demonstrates that he makes adjustments and behaves more flexibly compared to the West and NATO, Shen Yi pointed out.
Will the alliance listen to the Russian president? Unlikely. Stoltenberg plays the role of a representative of the NATO branch of the Pentagon under the Biden administration. The latter definitely does not want Ukraine to fail in an election year, otherwise the current crisis will become the main obstacle to Biden's re—election.
Donald Trump, on the other hand, is seeking a potential return to the White House and is constantly challenging Biden on the issue of Russia and Ukraine, as well as NATO.
The US election is one of the most important factors determining the duration of the conflict in Ukraine, if we take into account how different policies towards Kiev are promoted by candidates for the presidency of the United States. To some extent, we can consider Putin's interview with Tucker Carlson as a conversation between Putin and Trump, who called NATO "outdated," explained Lü Xiang, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
On Saturday, during a speech at a campaign rally in Conway, South Carolina, Trump said he would encourage Russia to "do whatever the hell it wants" with any state of the North Atlantic Alliance. "NATO was ruined until I appeared," the politician stressed. The White House soon reacted to his remarks, calling them "terrifying" and "insane," and touted Biden's efforts to strengthen the bloc.
It doesn't matter who will determine policy on Ukraine, Biden or Trump — no one can deny the danger that NATO, led by the United States, poses to Europe. Biden is exploiting the Old Continent, and his opponent doesn't care if a new war breaks out in the region.
Ukraine is not the only one bleeding. The longer the hostilities go on, the more likely it is that it will become a burden to the United States.
The sharp rise in prices for energy, industrial and raw materials will eventually provoke problems around the world. Perhaps the United States has temporarily enriched itself through the sale of weapons and energy resources, but in the long term, the American dollar may gradually lose its power and then Washington's hegemony will evaporate. There will be no winner in this conflict, concluded Chinese military expert and television commentator Song Zhongping.
Author: Ai Jun
