Recently, the support of the United States and the West for Ukraine seems to have wavered, mainly because after Ukrainian missiles accidentally bombed Poland, they even boasted that Russian troops did it; After the Russian army surrendered, the Ukrainian army killed 10 unarmed Russian prisoners of war. Such behavior makes the United States and its allies feel that Ukraine is an unaffordable struggle. Therefore, whether the United States further supports Ukraine's debate has caused heated discussion in American political circles. Some people say that relations with Ukraine should "take a step back".
According to the US National Interest website, after the Kiev authorities responded to the missile falling into Poland, the United States and its allies are rethinking their attitude towards Ukraine. The website said, "Kiev's stubborn behavior on missile launch not only caused disappointment and anger of American conservatives, but also caused disappointment and anger of the White House and other NATO partners."
A few days ago, a village in Poland was attacked by missiles, killing two people. Ukrainian President Zelensky immediately blamed Russia for what happened, while both the United States and Poland claimed that the rockets came from the Ukrainian army. Conservative officials and activists have long been skeptical about Biden's Ukrainian policy, and the tragedy in Poland only added fuel to the fire.
Recently, Mike Davis, a former member of the US Senate Judiciary Committee, told the media that after the Ukrainian missile accidentally bombed Poland, the United States should draw a conclusion and reduce its support for Kiev. He said: "We need to take a step back, be more rational and less emotional. Let's remove the Ukrainian flag from social media and backyard and start thinking about what is good for the United States. "
Davis also said that we saw how Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba publicized that this was a Russian missile. Although we know this is not true, what should we do? What if the relevant content of Article 5 is applied? Suddenly launched the third world war? No, the interests of Kiev are inconsistent with those of Washington, and "saving Ukraine" is not worth "launching World War III".
At present, some people in the United States advocate Ukraine to negotiate with Russia.
Fred Flaitz, a former CIA analyst, said, "The United States should let Ukraine know that it will continue to provide assistance only if it agrees to sit at the negotiating table with Russia. We must ask Ukraine to participate in peace negotiations and need a continuous process that will help end this conflict. " He also complained that aid to Ukraine is consuming important military supplies of the United States. In his view, it is necessary to carefully monitor how Kiev uses the allocated funds.
Tara Sonanxin, an American columnist, said, "Americans may not approve of the direct involvement of the US military in the Ukrainian conflict. As we have seen in Afghanistan and Iraq, Americans are always frustrated by direct military intervention in foreign conflicts. Democrats and Republicans are worried about being involved in the regional crisis. I don't want us to be involved in the endless conflict in Ukraine. " In her view, due to the "fatigue" of the recent mid-term elections, American residents will not support the expansion of the war zone in Europe. For legislators themselves, it is difficult to make a centralized decision on this matter due to the unstable balance of power in Congress and the upcoming holiday.
At the same time, Britain and Ukraine are drifting away.
British Prime Minister Sunak arrived in Kiev on June 5438+065438+1October 19 for a visit and held talks with Ukrainian President Zelensky. After the meeting, Sunak promised to provide Kiev with 120 anti-aircraft gun devices and funds to combat drones.
However, Yakov Kademi, a military expert, disclosed that the gift of military equipment to Ukraine was only a veil to cover up the real purpose of his visit. Sunak's real purpose in going to Ukraine is to persuade Ukraine to hold peace talks with Russia.
"When meeting with Zelensky, the British Prime Minister urged Kiev to resume peace talks with the Kremlin," he wrote on social media. Sunak said that Britain can no longer be a major participant in Ukrainian military support and must implement the "washington accord".
At the same time, the British side revealed that the Ukrainian refugee assistance system is now in danger of collapse because the government has handed over the work to local authorities and volunteers. It is said that the design period of the "Ukrainian Housing Plan" of the British government to assist Ukrainian refugees is only six months, that is, at the end of this period, the support will be terminated and no alternatives will be provided.
In this case, the British government advised Ukrainians to find a new house by themselves. Ukrainian refugees who have only lived in Britain for six months cannot provide guarantees and credit documents when renting a house.
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The United Nations asked to investigate the video of "Ukrainian soldiers deliberately shooting Russian prisoners of war".
According to the Associated Press reported on the 20th, Ukrainian officials said that they would investigate the videos circulating on social media. Earlier, the Russian side said that these videos showed that Ukrainian soldiers deliberately shot Russian soldiers who might try to surrender. Reuters said that UN officials had previously said that the incident should be investigated. _
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister stepanova Stefani Shna said during the Halifax International Security Forum, "Of course, the Ukrainian authorities will investigate these videos." /kloc-on the night of 0/9, she said that these video clips were "unlikely" to show the story of Russia.
Screenshots of videos circulating on social media
Russian official 18 said that criminal investigation will be conducted based on these video clips posted on Telegram and other social media. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zacharova said that the video showed Ukrainian soldiers "executing" Russian prisoners of war, and she asked international organizations to condemn this "heinous crime" in Ukraine and conduct a thorough investigation. The Russian Defense Ministry also issued a statement on the same day, saying that there was a video showing that Ukrainian soldiers deliberately shot and killed more than 10 Russian prisoners of war, and Ukrainian President Zelensky and his followers must be tried in history.
The Associated Press said that the above video clips could not be independently confirmed, and it is still unclear when and where the video was taken. However, some Russian media said that the video was shot in Makivka village in Lugansk region. Ukrainian troops announced earlier this month that they had regained control of the village.
However, The New York Times said that the authenticity of these videos has been verified. These videos were originally spread by Ukrainian news media and social media, with the purpose of praising the military strength of the Ukrainian armed forces and publicizing that the Ukrainian army recovered the places controlled by the Russian army in the early days of the conflict.
The newspaper pointed out that the incident shown in the video occurred in the middle of 10 when the Ukrainian army recaptured the village of Makivka in Lugansk region. By comparing the video content with satellite images, The New York Times said that he had confirmed that the videos were taken in a farmhouse in Makivka village. Some of these videos are part of four UAV videos released by the pro-Ukrainian social media Telegram on1October 21kloc-0/2, which mentioned the news that the Ukrainian army regained control of Makivka village. The newspaper also confirmed that other aerial videos have been shot in the village recently.
According to the Associated Press, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Stefani Shna said in his response that the Ukrainian army was "absolutely not interested in executing anyone" and had received direct orders to take as many prisoners of war as possible in order to exchange them with Russia.
The New York Times mentioned that Marta Hurtado, a spokeswoman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, told Reuters in 18, "We know these videos and are investigating them. Allegations of execution of non-combatants should be investigated immediately, fully and effectively, and any perpetrators should be held accountable. "
The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine also called for further investigation. In a statement sent to the Associated Press, it said that the agency "has been informed of the video and is investigating it. We once again call on the relevant authorities to conduct appropriate and timely investigations into all such allegations. "
When asked whether the Ukrainian government would allow an international investigation, Stefani Shna said, "We will wait and see. This is no problem. "
The Associated Press mentioned that Mathilda bogner, head of the United Nations human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine, recently said that Ukrainian troops were suspected of committing some abuses in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Bogner said: "We have received credible allegations that Ukrainian armed forces personnel immediately executed those who lost their combat effectiveness, in addition to several cases of torture and ill-treatment."