Russia is still insisting on achieving ambitions that no one knows its limits. While the entire region is preparing itself for a long-term war. The Baltic countries are considering options to join NATO and fear that Russia will invade Poland, in addition to the buildup of arms on the western side. Surely you have recently heard about Putin's intention to turn Belarus into a nuclear base in response to the weapons that Britain had supported Ukraine for a while.
All indications confirm that Russia will not stop the war, especially since it has formed a front for itself that includes countries hostile to America and the West, such as China and Iran.
The Baltic countries - Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have long been part of the NATO alliance. On April 4, Finland also officially became a member of NATO.
There is an opinion of some experts who warn that Putin from the territory of Belarus can launch nuclear strikes on Poland and Lithuania. Firstly, this will be to ensure that radioactive contamination is an obstacle to the supply of weapons to Ukraine. Secondly, by doing this, he sets Belarus up for a retaliatory strike at the place where nuclear missiles were launched. At the same time, this may be another bluff of Putin, who constantly scares the world with nuclear weapons in order not to provide military assistance to Ukraine.
There are fears on both the Russian and Western sides that one of the two sides could risk using nuclear weapons. Therefore, it is not surprising that someone uses this argument to condemn the other side and justify dangerous escalatory steps. I expect things to develop for the worse as long as the parties to the conflict have not yet sat down at the negotiating table.
As for Russia's allies - China and Iran, everything is not so simple here. The other day, Chinese Ambassador to the European Union Fu Cong made a statement, according to which, external observers misinterpret relations between China and Russia. According to him, Beijing does not support Moscow in the war against Ukraine, and the statement of the heads of the two countries, Putin and Xi Jinping, about friendship that "has no borders" is nothing more than a rhetorical device. The ambassador noted that China did not provide military assistance to Russia and did not recognize its attempts to annex Ukrainian territories, in particular Crimea and Donbass.
China cannot deny that it is a friend of Russia and that they are in an undeclared alliance. Simply because no other explanation can be given when China agrees to acquire Russian products against the policy of international sanctions.
China is not the only one concerned with this issue, as India also buys energy products. Iran has also been proven to provide military support (drone fighters). China and India support the Russian economy, while Russia provides military support. Is this not an alliance?
The announcement came as a cold shower on the Russian side, which touted a strong relationship with China as one of Putin's main foreign policy achievements.
These statements denied that China provided any military support to Russia in the war, but did not deny economic support. I think Russia is happy with these statements, or perhaps it does not care much about diplomacy since it is isolated internationally.