Following the invasion of Ukraine, a new Iron Curtain has started to spread throughout Europe, according to the foreign minister of Russia.
After meeting with the despot of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, Sergei Lavrov declared in Minsk that Russia would no longer trust either the US or the EU in any situation.
On Europe, he declared, “As far as an iron curtain is concerned, in essence, it is already down.
“Just be careful not to pinch anything, I advised.
After the West imposed harsh sanctions on Russia in retribution for Putin ordering his soldiers into Ukraine, Kyiv started receiving armaments to repel the attack.
The original “Iron Curtain” was a term used to describe how the Soviet Union and its allies in eastern Europe cut off communication with the West following World War II.
As a result of the conflict in Ukraine, Western countries have started to isolate themselves from Russia and its allies, claiming it poses a threat to international security and the status quo.
Lavrov attempted to downplay Russia’s current state of isolation by claiming that Moscow has not maintained diplomatic ties with the EU since the country’s last incursion on Ukraine in 2014.
Lavrov asserted that the EU has no interest in comprehending our interests.
It is curious about the decisions made in Brussels. And Brussels has adopted the decisions made in Washington.
After a catastrophically botched “special military operation” that was expected to last just a few days, Russia has been engaged in fighting in Ukraine for the past five months.
It has made progress in the south and east but has suffered a string of embarrassing losses on the battlefield, retreating from Snake Island earlier today.
After being exposed to days of intense artillery bombardment, Moscow’s forces withdrew from the small spit of land 90 kilometers off the coast of Odesa.
The island was taken over by Russia on the first day of the conflict after the Russian battleship Moskva demanded the surrender of the garrison and was famously rebuffed with the remark, “Russian warship, go f*** yourself!”
Although the 100 acres of land are of little practical utility, they are strategically significant since they allow the occupant control the waters south of Odesa, the main port of Ukraine.
The likelihood of Russia attacking Odesa, which generals have designated as a key objective of the campaign, becomes increasingly improbable without control of the island.
Additionally, as a result of harsh sanctions, Russia lost 25,000 soldiers, more than 1,000 tanks, and saw its economy collapse.
In the meantime, it appears that Western leaders are savoring their rare moment of unanimity after pledging this week to back Ukraine for “as long as it takes” at the G7 meeting and then pledging to send hundreds more troops to Europe’s defense at a NATO conference.
The alliance’s leader, Jens Stoltenberg, established a goal to increase NATO’s army to 300,000 soldiers who are prepared to deploy quickly, while Joe Biden promised tens of thousands additional US forces to Europe.
Following Turkey’s decision to end its objections to their membership, NATO is also getting ready to welcome Finland and Sweden, which will bolster its ranks with tens of thousands of soldiers and cutting-edge machinery.
After previously referring to Russia as a “partner,” the alliance’s new 10-year strategy names Russia as the biggest security danger to Europe.
Biden told reporters afterward, “I believe we can all agree that this has been a historic NATO Summit.”
The world has undergone significant transformation, Biden continued.
The purpose of this summit was to fortify our ties while addressing current global concerns and potential future dangers.
Biden and the other G7 leaders also decided to allocate $5 billion to prevent a world food crisis that would be aggravated by the conflict.
Millions of tons of grain that were once used to feed some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people cannot leave because Russia is blocking Ukraine’s ports.
Road and rail transportation efforts are under progress, but they fall short of the massive grain ships Ukraine used in the past when it comes to capacity.
If the crisis is not resolved, the UN has issued a warning that numerous simultaneous famines and global unrest are possible, which would put pressure on Ukraine’s western allies to attempt to compel an early peace agreement that would benefit Russia.
Regarding the outcome in Ukraine, Biden later added: “I don’t know how it’s going to finish, but it won’t end with a Russian victory in Ukraine.”