Judging from the current situation in Russia and Ukraine, the goal of ending the Russian-Ukraine conflict in a short period of time that US President Trump has previously promised seems difficult to achieve, and the United States has proposed several times that it may withdraw from mediation. Why has the United States been unable to achieve a ceasefire in Russia and Ukraine so far? How do you view the US statement that it claims or gives up diplomatic mediation? Will the U.S.-U.S.-U.S. mineral agreement eventually be signed and what impact will the direction of the conflict with Russia and U.S. have?

  U.S. is in a hurry to promote a ceasefire in Russia and Ukraine. The United States' motivation is impure

  Special commentator Su Xiaohui: The first thing that reflects is that the United States’ own motivation is impure. The United States' goal now is to reset U.S.-Russia relations and withdraw from the Ukrainian crisis as soon as possible. Regarding the goal of resolving the Ukrainian crisis, the United States is constantly adjusting its wording and expectations, and constantly proposing new timetables. When the United States saw the difficulty of solving the problem, it tried to reduce the difficulty of negotiations by preventing Ukraine and Europe from sitting on the negotiating table. Therefore, the United States does not want to fundamentally resolve the Ukrainian crisis or deal with deep-seated contradictions in the European security pattern, but only hopes to demonstrate the US's action with the goal of a ceasefire, including a temporary and short-term ceasefire. This approach is impossible to fundamentally solve the problem.

  The US ignores Russia's demands and differences are further exposed

  Special commentator Su Xiaohui: At the same time, the United States has its own expectations for the reconstruction of US-Russia relations, but it ignores Russia's demands. Regarding the resetting of US-Russia relations, Russia has repeatedly emphasized a series of goals involving Ukraine's post-war reconstruction, the normalization of US-Russia relations, and the achievement of new strategic balance between the United States and Russia, and it is not simply a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Therefore, the United States and Russia are actually far from the goal of resolving the Ukrainian crisis, and now the differences are further exposed.

  Threatening to withdraw from mediation US side is eager to make profits and leave the market

  Special commentator Su Xiaohui: In recent years, the United States has been constantly proposing that if the goal is not achieved, it must give up mediation. This approach is a double pressure on Ukraine and Russia, but it will not fundamentally resolve contradictions and differences. The US is especially eager to make profits. In the US's withdrawal from the Ukrainian crisis, it is more of a hope to expand its so-called "vested interests" and future interests. Therefore, the key issue is the US-Ukrainian mineral agreement. Recently, the US has been urging it to leave the market quickly by making profits. What the United States sees is about the resolution of the Ukrainian crisis. Ukraine needs to rely on the United States, so it hopes to have previous investment in Ukraine and support for military aid. The so-called United States wants to regain its previous investment and make even more profits. To resolve the Ukrainian crisis, the current proposal by the US side is difficult to achieve the expected goals.

  
[Editor in charge: Wang Jinzhi]