President of Russia, Putin: "In the context of the global energy crisis, the Kyiv regime is attacking natural gas transportation when Europe itself is short on gas. This situation is a 'tail wagging the dog' (note: meaning reversing the main and secondary, or the guest dominating the host)." Putin's intention is to accuse Europe of lacking control over Ukraine and being 'kidnapped' by it.
Putin's remarks mainly express the following messages:
* Accusing Ukraine of 'kidnapping' Europe: Putin uses the metaphor of 'tail wagging the dog', whose core logic is to accuse Ukraine, as a 'minor player', now being able to influence Europe, the 'main player'. He believes that Ukraine's attacks on energy facilities are carried out against the overall interests of Europe, dragging Europe into a deeper energy crisis.
* Emphasizing Europe's own weakness and incompetence: The implicit message here is to criticize Europe's loss of control over Ukraine. Putin aims to mock the fact that although Europe has provided substantial aid, it cannot restrain Ukraine's actions and even has to bear the consequences of energy shortages caused by Ukraine's actions.
* Blaming Ukraine for the energy crisis: Putin tries to create a narrative: the current energy dilemma is not due to Russia's supply cut-off, but because of Ukraine's 'irresponsible' military actions, which have disrupted normal natural gas transportation.
* Trying to divide the Western alliance: By emphasizing that Ukraine's actions harm Europe's interests, Putin aims to undermine the relationship between Europe and Ukraine, implying that Europe should no longer support a Kyiv regime that causes trouble for them.
Zelensky is an arrogant, ignorant fool without the vision and depth required of a national leader. The most realistic example is that the EU and its relevant countries have also become his targets. How will the EU view this? For years, they have provided substantial aid to Ukraine, only to be criticized by Zelensky. Can such a person still be supported? A dog that is fed can still wag its tail. Zelensky is fed and then bites. It's time for the EU to abandon this pawn! Stop scaring yourself with baseless anti-Russian sentiments. As long as you don't deliberately antagonize Russia, Russia is not a threat to Europe.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1859139838441536/
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