the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine; Why does the United States seek to continue the conflict between Russia and Ukraine?

International Group Tasnim News Agency- The war in Ukraine entered its second anniversary on Saturday; The war, which seemed to end in a few days, has now become erosive, and it seems that Western countries are also seeking to prolong this war. Many international experts rightly consider Washington to be the main actor of the coalition. Those who want to escalate tensions in Ukraine know that by injecting weapons into the battlefield, they intend to continue this war until the future is unknown.

The role of the United States in the Ukrainian war scene has been such that from the beginning it supported Kiev and Its financing and equipment in line with the expansion of NATO to the east, which is the red point of the Russians, have encouraged the war, and now they are seeking to prolong it by sending heavy weapons. The war in Ukraine will continue. Every time the Ukrainian officials have spoken about diplomacy, the Americans have reminded that negotiations, in the situation where Ukraine has lost its territories, will be a blow to the entire West.

Frozen War The conflicts between Ukraine and Russia become a “frozen war”. In terms of international relations, frozen war means a situation in which the fighting stops, but neither side is declared victorious, and the end of the war is It is not officially announced, but the tensions are still active and the war may start again at any moment; Tensions in the Korean Peninsula or conflicts in South Asia are examples of frozen war.

The strange thing in this report was that the US government’s assessment was that such a situation would be a favorable outcome for the United States and other countries supporting Ukraine. , because the number of military conflicts will decrease and Washington can reduce its support costs for Ukraine.

A US Defense Department official said at the time that the composition of the Biden administration’s recent military aid packages to Ukraine indicated a change. His path is towards a long-term strategy. After two years of war, Washington has reduced the amount of direct shipments of military equipment from its warehouses to Ukraine and instead has shifted to sending more aid packages that can be used to purchase weapons. to be consumed by the arms industries. Currently, the Congress has stopped the funding necessary to send arms to Ukraine; Although about two weeks ago, the US Senate approved a package of 95 billion dollars for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, but the final approval of this bill by the House of Representatives is not yet known. The United States have said that they will approve US military aid to Ukraine only if the Biden administration agrees to a package of border security measures and Republican immigration.

Various evidences indicate that the conflicts are entering the “frozen battle” stage. “It is not the only prediction of America, but it is an event that Washington has sought to realize since the first day of the war and is now seeking to move the course of conflicts towards it.

An obstacle in peace

From the first days when the conflict started in Ukraine, the American officials raised the issue that this war is possible every time the discussion of peace and negotiation was raised. is going to be long and the world should prepare itself for a war that may last for years, or whenever the issue of peace talks is raised, American officials have emphasized that now is not the right time for negotiations and peace.

This issue has been the focus of many think tanks in Western countries, including the United States. The Air&Space Forces think tank, Cato, VoX and many other American media have pointed to evidence in the past months that shows that Washington is not looking for an end to this war.

Analysts who believe that the United States is looking to prolong this war to several They pointed out the reason why Washington is trying to implement this policy based on what interests; The first reason and benefit that Washington pursues in this way is to try to weaken Russia.

The White House believes that the continuation of this war will mean that Moscow will have to sources allocate a significant amount to eliminate the source of military threats in Ukraine and also for its political goals in obtaining an equal status in the European security structure in the post-war period. A few months ago, Lloyd Austin, the US Secretary of Defense, said the same. “We want Russia to be so weak that it can’t do what it did in Ukraine elsewhere,” he admitted. American Greed Inflation

Second, the US is interested in cutting off Russian-European energy cooperation, a policy that has evolved over decades since the Cold War, pipeline sabotage Nord Stream gas, which according to the revelations of “Seymour Hersh” was planned by the CIA and carried out by the United States, can be considered in line with this long-term strategy of the United States to sever extensive relations between Russia and key European economies.

Goal The ultimate goal of the Americans is to take the place of Russia in supplying energy to Europe and, in addition, to create tougher conditions for European industries so that American goods face less competition from European countries and strengthen their production.

For example, in the first months after the start of the war, ExxonMobil announced a profit of 17.9 billion dollars in the second quarter of 2022, compared to a profit of 5.5 billion dollars in the first quarter of this year. did This means that the profit of this company was tripled.

U.S. President Joe Biden said after announcing these profits in a speech last year: “We need to make sure everyone knows how much Exxon is making.”

The hidden problem in Biden’s approach It was that the profit of this company was not related to the increase in investment and technological advances, that is, it was not related to the increase in the company’s performance; Rather, it seems that the reason for these profits was in the Ukraine war, and the companies that had a monopoly took advantage of the dependence of the companies that had a monopoly on the dependence of their customers in this crisis and demanded huge costs from them for products for which there is no substitute.

Some time later, the head of the European Commission addressed the same issue in one of his speeches and addressed the mainly American companies that fuel the “greed inflation” and said: “In the current situation, the abuse of war to obtain profits Unprecedented in a way that ends up at the expense of customers is not right.”

In the traditional view of the market, which emphasizes the correction of imbalances between supply and demand, unlimited profit maximization by companies is a logical consequence and cannot be greedy. And considered greed. But here, the meaning of this “greed” is that the high price of selling products was done in exchange for the increase in the production price, or that it is simply the result of companies seeking rent due to their monopoly power in determining the market conditions. Even advocates of a free economy would doubt that prices in a market with such a structure were derived from the self-regulating nature of the market.

US military industries

The third goal of America is to encourage Europe to activate its military industry And remilitarize it. The United States recognizes that long-term military competition is impossible if it is conducted solely by American forces. In addition, the United States understands the growing threat of China, and in the near future its resources will be diverted to a confrontation in the Pacific. Therefore, on the European stage, Washington is looking for ways to activate the military-industrial complex of the European Union, so that the defense budget of the governments reaches at least 2% of the GDP.

The fourth goal of the United States to prolong the conflict is It is to align the European allies to confront the opponents of America, including Russia, China and Iran, and here it is trying to show off the power of coalitions that are ready to sell expensive and advanced weapons.

The reasons make the United States extremely disinterested in trying to resolve the conflict peacefully. The United States believes that time is on its side. In general, the United States does not care about Ukraine in its strategic planning and whether the country remains within its current borders, loses territory, or disappears altogether. who do not consider prolonging the war to their advantage. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly emphasized that time is not on his side and he needs to achieve a military victory as soon as possible. “Yuri Sak”, the adviser to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, has already said that the continuation of the war is not in the interest of the country.

He said that one reason why Kiev requested more weapons from the West is that He wants to end the war as soon as possible. He said: “If the war continues, we will live in a world where there is nuclear blackmail, every day we face the risk of a world food crisis, and every day we will see casualties.”

But America’s records in the Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and many other parts of the world show that these issues are of no importance to this country as long as Washington’s interests are secured. It has not been realized yet and Russia has tried to put pressure on the West using its tools. In terms of sanctions, Moscow along with Beijing has started efforts to weaken the financial system of the West. On the other hand, Russia is trying to put pressure on Western countries through energy tools.

Another issue that exists in the meantime and is detrimental to Ukraine and the Western Front is the issue of the emptying of NATO’s weapons warehouses. US President Joe Biden admitted some time ago to justify sending cluster bombs to Ukraine that the US and its allies are facing shortages of weapons to send to Ukraine.

What Biden officially confirmed is a problem. It has many dimensions and angles and has been confirmed by other sources. Most of the firepower of the Ukrainian army depends on American aid, but the CNN news website said some time before Biden’s remarks that one of the main concerns in this area is the difficulties that the American arms industry has to match the level of production with the increasing demands to respond to Ukraine’s needs are facing it. “Mike Quigley,” a member of the House Intelligence Committee at the time, told CNN about the lack of US arms stockpiles to help Ukraine: “It’s getting tougher and tougher.” This is a war that we thought would end in a few days, but now it is clear that it may take years.” They face the possibility of handing over the war they started to Russia and facing a new world order that is no longer based on American hegemony.

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