At the beginning of this year, during the civil strife in Ukraine, Putin had an excellent opportunity to occupy Ukraine, but after all, Putin was not the strongest in history. The strongest country in history is Mao Zedong, I always think so. Judging from Putin's experience, he doesn't have Mao's great talent and temperament. At the beginning of the civil strife in Ukraine, when the opposition ousted President Lukovic, Ukraine was leaderless. At that time, the author pointed out that this was a golden opportunity for Russia. If Russia's goal at that time was not Crimea, but the whole Ukraine. It was much easier to send troops to Ukraine during that chaotic period than it is now. Unfortunately, Putin is still too moderate and too concerned about the opinions of western countries. After the victory of Crimea, the West began to impose sanctions, and Putin became more cautious. I thought the pro-Russian factions in eastern Ukraine would be as autonomous and independent as Crimea. However, shortly after Ukraine elected the president, the Ukrainian government forces were poorly commanded, and the autonomy of eastern Ukraine was difficult to work. Later, the Ukrainian government forces besieged the east, and Putin wanted the pro-Russian faction to take care of the Ukrainian government forces. But unexpectedly, the Ukrainian government forces are very strong, and with the support of the West, the pro-Russian faction is in an increasingly difficult situation. Seeing that the Ukrainian government forces frequently played triumphant songs, they were about to win the east, and Putin was anxious. We have to let the Russian army go into battle in person. However, the current situation in Ukraine is not the same, and it is very different from the civil strife in Ukraine. Moreover, Ukraine is not Chechnya, and it is bound to be more difficult for Russian troops to reoccupy eastern Ukraine. The author suspects that eastern Ukraine may become a meat grinder.

In this Russian-Ukrainian war, there is no doubt that Russia and Ukraine are losers and there is no winner. The real winner is the American emperor.