美国《政治报》近日刊发了对美国前副国务卿维多利亚·纽兰的专访文章。    India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has postponed his three-day trip to the UK, days after a high-level delegation of British Sikh soldiers visited religious, cultural, and historical sites in Pakistan.,The visit was not formally announced by the two sides, but the government sources in Delhi revealed that Singh, who had planned to lead a high-level defense team including industry leaders, was scheduled to begin his three-day visit to the UK on Sunday.,“Scheduling issues are the reason. Something comes up at the last moment, and dates need to be revised,” an Indian government official told Sputnik on condition of anonymity.,However, the Defense Ministry spokesperson offered “no comment” when asked if the development is linked to a recent visit to historical and religious places in Pakistan by 12 British Sikh soldiers.,The media wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces said that the British delegation, headed by a major general, met with General Qamar Javed Bajwa on 28 June at the Army headquarters, also visiting several religious places linked to Sikh pride.,New Delhi accused Islamabad and Pakistan's Army of fueling Sikh resentment in India's Punjab by extending support to the secessionist movement demanding a separate Sikh homeland named Khalistan.,Two days prior to Singh's visit, British Prime Minister Johnson also accused Indian authorities of "arbitrarily" detaining British-Sikh national Jagtar Singh Johal, who was charged by India's National Investigative Agency (NIA) with being a member of the banned Khalistan Liberation Front (KLF).,"I don't think there's any reason for India to be so irked as to postpone the defense minister's visit to the UK with which we've been negotiating a Free Trade Agreement. In fact, any such linkage will be counterproductive," Amit Cowshish, former financial advisor to the Indian Defense Ministry, told Sputnik.,Ahead of Singh's proposed visit to the UK, Minister for Defense Procurement Jeremy Quin told The Economic Times, an Indian daily, about possible collaboration on maritime electric propulsion systems, fighter aircraft, and jet engine technology between the two countries.,During his visit in April, Johnson offered defense tech know-how to India to give an impetus to the modest UK-India defense ties.,Want to know more? Check out our Koo & Telegram accounts!,Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/sputniknews,Sputnik India: https://t.me/sputniknewsindia。纽兰在访谈中透露的一个信息受到关注——她承认，2022年秋天，当俄乌双方接近达成停火协议的时候，美国并未表示支持，也没有推动乌克兰与俄方达成协议。

　　按照纽兰的说法，美国之所以从未真正向基辅施压以促进与莫斯科的谈判，是因为乌克兰的“谈判地位”始终不够强大。

　　中国社科院俄罗斯东欧中亚研究所所长孙壮志在接受中央广播电视总台环球资讯广播采访时分析认为，纽兰的言论再次印证了美西方在乌克兰危机问题上的基本立场——实现西方战略目标是停火止战的前提。

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　　俄乌冲突之所以持续这么长时间，其实是美国及其北约盟友的介入在某种程度上左右了冲突的进程。西方要通过这场冲突实现自己的战略目标，俄乌谈判始终会受到美西方的干扰。

　　其实，2022年时战场形势是有利于双方达成协议的，当年4月双方在土耳其谈判取得一些成果，当年秋天也有可能实现停火，但是最后都没有签署协议，这与西方特别是美国有很大关系。

三 | 现在也是如此，西方的干扰增加了双方通过谈判解决问题、实现停火的难度。

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　　对于纽兰的表态，俄罗斯国家杜马（俄罗斯议会下院） 外交事务委员会主席斯卢茨基回应表示，俄罗斯不会放弃谈判，但不再幻想美国和英国会支持俄乌谈判，并且会放弃“为了自身的霸权而牺牲乌克兰人”的做法。

　　对此，孙壮志认为，在俄方看来，西方不会放弃敌视俄罗斯的立场，双边关系也很难得到改善。

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　　俄罗斯认识到，西方不可能站在俄罗斯的立场，甚至是乌克兰的立场上来跟俄罗斯对话，西方就是要跟俄罗斯继续对抗，利用俄乌冲突消耗和遏制俄罗斯。双方无法建立比较正常的关系。

　　只要西方将俄罗斯视为维护自身霸权利益的障碍，就不可能平等对待俄罗斯，双方的矛盾就很难调和。