U.S.-Russia dialogue between China and Ukraine over NATO proxy war
On the 5th, China demanded direct dialogue between Russia and the US in response to the Ukrainian president's international public opinion contest and speech to the United Nations, and South Korea announced President Zelensky's speech at the National Assembly on the 11th.
The NATO foreign ministers' meeting is held in the face of Russia's harsh attack on Ukraine's war and President Zelensky's international public opinion battle, and in response to President Zelensky's massacre speech at the UN Security Council, China said, "International sanctions only make things more complicated." He called for the US and Europe to engage in dialogue with Russia.
"Our mission is to support the Ukrainians," said U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan, as the war in Ukraine became a proxy war between European countries and Russia. “But we will not define this outcome for Ukraine,” he said.
The Washington Post said on the 6th that "Ukraine's pledge not to join NATO concedes to Russia, but it may be a concern for some of its neighbors (NATO countries) and an awkward reality." It may be better to keep fighting in Ukraine than to quickly achieve a high-cost peace.”
The article continued, "Ukrainian Western supporters respect Ukraine's decisions in any agreement to end the war with Russia, but there is a limit to the compromise that NATO parts can make for peace at a time when bigger issues of global security are at stake." "The end of the war and how to support it will be one of the sharpest discussions at the NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Brussels," he said.
The article goes on to say that some NATO countries have been talking about the evolution of the conflict "if you think Putin benefited from aggression by obtaining territorial, political concessions or other benefits, you may be inspired to eventually try the same against other neighboring countries" European national policy makers expressed their concerns.
The NATO foreign ministers' meeting will be held in Brussels from the 6th, and foreign ministers of Ukraine and non-member countries such as Korea, Japan, Georgia, Australia, Finland, New Zealand and Sweden will attend in large numbers.
Just before, the United States announced that it would provide $100 million worth of reloaded anti-tank missiles to Ukraine.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed the U.S. military training in the U.S., saying "in order to use some equipment, you have to train, so [military training] is in progress."
In response to the invasion of Russia, the US government provided $2.3 billion in military and security aid to Ukraine, including the Stinger surface-to-air missile and the Javelin anti-tank missile.
Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during a hearing in the House of Representatives on the 5th that "Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a long-term conflict that will run on an annual basis."
The participation of some current and former soldiers in Ukraine appears to be linked to the far-right militia.
Regarding President Zelensky's speech at the National Assembly on the 11th, Lee Kwang-jae, chairman of the Committee for Foreign Affairs and Unification, said on the 6th, "If you see the speech to the world, you will be asked to help Ukraine. We plan to look for specific ways to support the situation and Koryoin from Ukraine.”
He demanded, "Like the last incident in Afghanistan, I urge the government to send a dedicated military plane."