Will Biden visit Kiev? A ‘soap opera’ reveals US true intent to exploit war profits

The Chinese Global Times Newspaper said in an article published yesterday that the “soap opera” of whether Biden will visit Ukraine shows that the US “stands with Ukraine” is just a play on Ukraine and uses it for war profits. 

At the White House briefing on Monday, press secretary Jen Psaki said there are “no plans” for US President Joe Biden to visit Ukraine. Last month, Biden said that he wanted to cross the Polish border into Ukraine, but “they will not let me,” referring to US officials.

Now, Ukraine is certainly unable to hold Russia’s operations in Donbass. It is clear that sanctions alone will not bring about a ceasefire at this point in the Ukraine crisis. What role does the US play in this conflict?

Biden once said that he had two options: Start a third world war, go to war with Russia, physically; or make sure that Russia pays a price for having done it. The fact that Biden chose neither to send troops to fight a war with Russia nor to visit Ukraine largely indicates that US involvement in this conflict is limited. In such a situation, the bargaining chips for Ukraine are diminishing. 

If Washington wants to be a “peacemaker” in Ukraine, it should promote peace talks and stop its massive military support to Ukraine. As the conflict has lasted for more than 50 days, it is time for the international community, including the US, to rethink how the crisis in Ukraine can be addressed. 

The US thought it could form a united front with freedom, democracy and human rights values. But such an idea hasn’t been fully realized in the Ukraine crisis. 

The US has set clear its boundary in the Ukraine crisis while blaming and slandering China’s constant stances. The US is aware its neoliberal unipolar hegemonic system is collapsing. Therefore, it is taking advantage of the Ukraine crisis to kidnap its allies in a bid to contain Russia and China. US’ policies will be more confrontational. In the future, Washington will become more indifferent to other countries’ interest in its pursuit of hegemonic interests and strategic goals. 

“However, if the US continues its current suppressive measures against Russia and China, not only globalization will be reversed, world peace and stability will also run into new difficulties. In the meantime, it will backfire on the US,” the article’s writer Zhu Feng affirmed.

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202204/1259741.shtml