Ukraine no longer controls its own war. The great power politics overcame the struggle for sovereignty, excluding major diplomatic negotiations and increasing the dependence on external military and economic aid. KYIV reconstructs the world order by pursuing greater strategic goals while fighting for survival. This is not a war between democracy and dictatorship. It is a fight against power and influence as Ukraine is caught in the middle.
After Russia Merger of Crimia 2014 and that Full -scale invasion In 2022, the United States formed the war by the defense of democracy to strengthen military aid and economic sanctions on Russia, forming public perceptions and policy decisions. The frame also strengthened NATO cohesion and strengthened its Western support for Ukraine, but critics insisted that it would simplify the designated scientific reality of conflict. But this story is a designated competition for the balance of power in Eastern Europe. The United States strengthens NATO to include Russia. Russia is fighting Ukraine to track. As a result, Ukraine’s ability to act independently is decreasing.
The core of the conflict is the long -standing power struggle between Washington and Moscow. The United States aims to maintain the dominance of European security, while Russia is trying to dismantle the order after the Cold War, which has a NATO on the border. Kremlin is a Western adjustment in Ukraine Red lineHowever, US policy makers dismissed these concerns as a complaint of amendments rather than legitimate security threats. This deadlock is the focus of the power struggle to expand Ukraine.
In Russia, war is not just a territory, but a status. Vladimir Putin has defended conflict WestIt cited NATO’s expansion and US military assistance to KYIV as a provocation. The wider goal of Moscow is to force the reorganization in European security that recognizes Russian influence and weakens our hegemony.
Under Joe Biden, the United States provided billions of dollars. Military and economic assistance Ukraine insisted that supporting the key is essential to supporting liberal order. However, as the war on foreign spending progresses and domestic concerns are growing, the approach is being reevaluated.
As Donald Trump returned to the White House, the US policy changed to a transaction approach. Saudi Arabia’s US Russian negotiationsThe dismissal of NATO Allies demanded a unified position on Russia and the willingness to negotiate directly with Vladimir Putin effectively side in the main discussion to determine the future. His strategy prioritizes the economic agreement on direct military support to change our participation in the re -correction of practical understanding.
This change is more emphasized Recent conflict Between the White House Trump and the Ukrainian President VolodyMyr Zelenskyy. The meeting was originally a heated exchange to finish the US-Ukraine Rare-Earth Minerals transaction. Trump accused Zelenskyy for “rude” and “gambling with World War II,” and showed a deep fracture in the US-crane relationship. The cancellation of the planned co -press conference emphasized the failure of diplomatic relations and suggested that negotiations with Ukraine are decreasing.
The Trump administration’s Zelenskyy treatment serves as an amazing warning for a small country that depends on Western support. It emphasizes the unstable nature of alliance based on strategic convenience rather than a true devotion to democratic values or sovereignty. Ukraine, once a symbol of Western resolution on Russia’s invasion, is now in a political maneuver that undermines the struggle for self -determination. The world is witnessing whether a small country is prioritized by the survival of allies, which are believed to strengthen the concept that the world’s hegemon’s policy cannot be completely trusted.
This behavior is not only a characteristic of Trump and his administration, but also a fundamental aspect of how great power works. They perceive their interests and ideological positions as superior to small countries and impose their will on the form of strategic necessity. Ukraine’s treatment shows this dynamic. Ukraine’s legitimate struggle recruits a legitimate struggle for sovereignty, as if it’s a reckless effort rather than a realistic fight against attacks. He claimed to defend Ukraine, but the United States and allies manipulated war efforts for their designated scientific advantages, and at the same time condemned Ukraine for the same crisis that condemned Ukraine.
Trump recently emphasized this approach in a statement, following a meeting with President Emmanuel Macron at a G7 summit. He emphasized what was proposed “Important minerals and rare rings” During the United States and Ukraine, he described it as a “economic partnership” aimed at recovering US investment while helping Ukraine recovery. At the same time, he revealed his discussion with President Vladimir Putin on the end of the war and the potential US-Russian economic cooperation, signing the transition from military support to economic and diplomatic agreements.
but, I was nervous When Trump and Vice President JD Vance were driven out of Zelenskyy during his visit on February 28, he blamed him and pushed him for a peace contract for the US’s conditions. Intense exchange canceled the joint press conference and mineral transaction signature. Zelenskyy suddenly left the White House and further deepen the cracks between Ukrainian and allies. The public’s falls have been more and more side -by -side in the decision of Ukraine’s decision to make fate by strengthening the method of prioritizing their strategic interests in the sovereignty of small countries.
As the global power struggle intensifies, Ukraine is increasingly excluded from the decision of his future. KYIV is still devoted to defense, but external actors (Washington and Moscow) are negotiating the benefits of Ukraine’s fate. Excluding from major diplomatic discussions, such as VolodyMyr Zelenskyy’s Saudi Host Dialogue, emphasizes this reality. BIDEN suggests that Ukraine is an important partner in the Western struggle with Russia, while Trump’s approach can be reduced from a greater role in the designated scientific reorganization to a bargaining chip.
The Ukrainian crisis shows the brutal aesthetics of the great power politics, where a small country is a wider strategic tool. The US-Russian competition ordered the process of war by changing US policies from Biden’s arbitration to Trump’s pragmatism. As Washington and Moscow explore diplomatic relocation, the risk of sovereignty in Ukraine is a risk of secondary power interests. Great power directs the conditions of war and peace, and Ukraine has made fewer choices in itself. The problem is not whether Ukraine will survive, but depending on the term.
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