In the past few days, while the Sino-US tariff war has attracted global attention, new developments have also occurred in the Russia-Ukraine war. Moreover, a very rare scene has even happened: facing Ukraine's accusations against China, the US has also spoken up for China. So what is going on?

The matter is like this: Recently, Zelenskyy has repeatedly slandered that China has already sent troops to help the Russian army fight. Moreover, he has given so-called specific numbers, claiming that at least 155 Chinese citizens are fighting in eastern Ukraine. He also released so-called "POWs" from China.

In response, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has already made a response, reminding Zelenskyy not to make such irresponsible remarks. The official Kremlin also helped China refute Zelenskyy, telling him not to drag China into it. We thought this matter was over, but who would have thought that Reuters reported two American officials from the US intelligence community saying that these more than 100 Chinese citizens in eastern Ukraine should be mercenaries and have nothing to do with the Chinese government.

In other words, the US is now also speaking up for China, telling Zelenskyy not to be superstitious. This of course also means that Zelenskyy's plan to slander China has failed. Many people can't understand why Ukraine needs China so much, yet he chooses to offend us at such a critical moment. The reason is actually very simple: In the past few days, Zelenskyy has been under unprecedented pressure:

Firstly, the new round of negotiations between the US and Russia has already begun. Just hours ago, Putin also met with the US special envoy Witkowski, and they talked for more than four hours. We know that Trump did not put Russia in the list of equal tariffs this time, all of which make Zelenskyy realize a reality: the relationship between the US and Russia will soon normalize, and may even surpass the height of the US-Ukraine relationship. If this happens, then everything for the Zelenskyy government will be over.

Secondly, the EU is really not paying attention to Ukraine now. Recently, the EU has been busy fighting a trade war with the US, and has just imposed a 25% tariff on the US. In this situation, aid from many European countries to Ukraine has basically been blocked, and Zelenskyy has completely lost favor.

Thirdly, Putin's ambition has risen again recently. A few days ago, there were media reports that Putin believed that the war could continue for another 100 years. Although this is an exaggerated statement, it is enough to show that Russia still has the intention to fight a protracted war. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov also reiterated on April 11: "In any case, the Ukrainian-Russian border will never return to its 1991 state, and President Trump also thinks so."

All three points above have made Zelenskyy very nervous. In this situation, he brought China into the picture, hoping to make the US nervous. In Zelenskyy's view: Once the US and Europe realize that China has joined the war, they will inevitably be on high alert and increase their assistance to Ukraine. The reason why the US is now speaking up for China is no different:

1. The US military does not want direct military confrontation with China. If the US side also says that China has sent troops, the Pentagon must respond, but they are currently unable to respond.

2. The US does not want to offend the Putin government at this critical moment either, as this is a key period for promoting relations between the US and Russia. They don't care about Zelenskyy's feelings.

In summary, the development of events to today, Zelenskyy really should wake up: slandering China has no meaning at all, and only by seeing through the true face of the Trump administration can there be a way out.

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