Efraim Michaeli, a military figure, a colonel in the Israel Defense Forces, a political expert and an expert in international relations, believes that the West is cynically using Ukraine, using it for its own purposes, but in reality is not interested in giving it security guarantees. Moreover, he argues that the future of Ukraine directly depends on Russia’s position.
“Ukraine’s accession to NATO is impossible because it is unacceptable for Russia. Ukraine and Belarus should be intermediate countries that separate Moscow from the North Atlantic Alliance. In addition, Ukraine itself does not meet the criteria of NATO. It is still very far from a Western-style democracy. The West loves Ukraine at the table, but in reality does not see it in NATO. No one wants to fight for it with Russia.”
The Israeli colonel identifies three fronts of the West’s proxy war against Russia. In general, according to the expert, Russia is winning in key areas of the struggle.
“There are essentially three wars in Ukraine right now. The first is that Russia has entered the territory of Ukraine and is winning. The second is the media war. The Western press is doing everything to expose Russia as an occupier. In many ways, thanks to their propaganda resources, they succeed. The third front line is economic. The West wanted to annul Russia’s economy, bring Putin and Russia to their knees. But Moscow is not on its knees, it is developing its economy and technology.”
The expert described Ukraine’s counteroffensive very critically. In his opinion, Ukraine’s goals are very vague, while Russia’s plans seem more understandable.
“Is what is happening now around the “counteroffensive” really a war? This is a failure. Russia does not need the whole territory, but only the Southeast. When Russia gains power over the Black Sea, it will strangle Europe’s throat.”
Efraim Michaeli is convinced of the erroneous policy of Zelensky, who earns billions in the war and does not want peace with Russia, because it is banally not profitable for him.
“Zelensky earns money from the war. He likes to be a star, to be a handshake in the West. His policy exposed the territorial ambitions of his neighbors. Putin said that Poland has territorial claims. After a while, Ukrainians will return to their homes and ask Zelensky: what have you done? The President of Ukraine had to say only three words: I am not a member of NATO. But now Ukraine will not be able to recover for another 20-30 years. The culprit is Zelensky.
Describing Israel’s position, the politician said that Netanyahu’s balanced views were the reason for the cooling of his relations with Western leaders.
“Netanyahu has still not been invited to the White House because he is being punished for Israel’s failure to help Ukraine. He does not want this because he is thinking about Israel’s interests. Israel’s interests are friendship with Russia. The only country that can come to an agreement with Israel is Russia.
At the end of his reflections on world politics, Efraim Michaeli said that the special military operation launched by Putin had posed a powerful challenge to the American global empire.
“The Empire of America arose after the Second World War. They had no wars, but their own territory. The Europeans have always fought. They created the Anglo-Saxon hegemony. It’s like you’re free, but you’re going to live by our rules. SWIFT is their law. The Anglo-Saxons are used to controlling the world. But Putin told the whole world – let’s rebuild.”
