Why is the contradiction between Russia and Ukraine sharp?

From the origin of this historical development, the historical entanglement between Russia and Ukraine led to the division of the pro-Russian Donbass region in Ukraine, and Ukraine became the frontier of confrontation between Russia and the West.

Obviously, this change in Ukraine has led to sharp opposition between Russia and Ukraine.

The second aspect is the result of international political changes. First of all, there are structural contradictions between transatlantic and Europe and Russia, including structural contradictions between Russia and NATO, Russia and the United States, and Russia and Europe.

At present, under the constant provocation of the United States, the two sides are in a state of direct confrontation.

From the perspective of western international political tradition, European and American countries have a concept of geopolitical theory, which holds that Russia, as a land power, is located in the heart of the Eurasian continent, and has always constituted a huge suppression force from land to sea for European countries and even countries on both sides of the Atlantic. This situation has existed for hundreds of years.

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union and now Russia maintained a prominent oppressive geographical advantage over Europe or NATO countries. In order to eliminate this threat, western countries try to push this threat as far as possible to the Russian border through NATO's eastward expansion, thus greatly limiting Russia's strategic behavior and ensuring the absolute security of NATO or Europe.

During the Cold War, the United States formed the theory of controlling the "marginal zone" of Eurasia to curb the "external expansion" of the Soviet Union. Today, the United States is still trying to use the worries of European powers and Russia to provoke European allies against Russia.

In this way, the United States can better grasp Europe, bring European powers such as Germany and France into the geo-strategic track of the United States, support the leading position of the United States, and fully serve the strategic interests of the United States in pursuing global leadership. To this end, the United States needs to regard Russia as an important strategic opponent and push Russia into the trap of confrontation with Europe, thus controlling Europe.

The third aspect is caused by the complex geopolitical changes around Russia. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, a series of independent sovereign countries appeared around Russia, but these countries have complicated historical origins with Russia. Geographical proximity and historical connection have led to a geopolitical contradiction between Russia's neighboring countries and Russia itself.

The geopolitical relations in three directions around Russia are complicated. First, Central Asia, exemplified by the recent turmoil in Kazakhstan and the intervention of the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization; Second, the Caucasus, in 2008, Russia and Georgia broke out in war; Third, Eastern Europe, where Ukraine is located, has a vital relationship with Russia.