The New Features Of US——Russia Game Since Ukraine Crisis——Formation?Reasons And Trend

Since the end of Cold War, the United States and Russia carried out a series of Game and contest about containment and anti-containment. After three rounds of eastward expansion, NATO forces are close to the Russian mainland. Russia's traditional sphere of influence in Eastern Europe have already been wiped out. Baltic countries jointed NATO that opened up a gap in northwest of Russian territory. Next, the countries in the southwest of Russia, like Ukraine and Georgia are the next target of NATO. If the plan of NATO are achieved, Russia will face a very severe and complicated geopolitical environment.Actually, the Ukraine crisis is the continuance and development of containment and anti-containment game between US and Russia since the end of Cold War. Especially the exacerbation and fermentation of Russia-US game since the conflict between Russia and Georgia in 2008. In fact, a series of domestic political disturbances in Ukraine since the end of the Cold War are closely related with Russia and America. Focus on the game between Russia and USA, we will find that the crisis constitutes a watershed of game between Russia and USA since the end of the Cold War. After the outbreak of Ukraine crisis the game between Russia and USA reflects significantly different characteristics Compared to the past. The US and Russia fiercely confronted in various of fields, the extent and scope of confrontation have never happened before. The reason is complicated. On the one hand, it is because of that with the deepening of US-Russia political game, America has threatened the core interests of Russia; on the other hand, it is related with the changes of international setup, related to the relative decline of American international influence and the deepening of international multi-polarity. In addition, it is associated with the Russia s domestic politics of the new era under the rule of Putin. The review of features of Russia-US game since the Ukraine crisis, the analysis of the causes and trend of the game are not only helpful to a better understanding of the Ukraine Crisis, but also have important implications for research and reference for the new era of US-Russian relations.