Hossein Mofidi Ahmadi, in an interview with the website of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, referred to Britain’s efforts to continue the war in Ukraine and the claim of that country’s defense minister that it is in Ukraine’s interest to maintain pressure on Russia during the winter and continue the war, and clarifying the causes of London’s strategy for prolongation of the war, stated: It seems that if we believe that the British foreign policy, especially after Brexit, has a stronger Atlantic identity and role, the actions and geostrategic strategies of that country, in a strong connection with Global and Eurasian plans of Washington, makes sense.

Saying that in this situation, the war in Ukraine provided significant positive and negative opportunities for the United States and Britain, he added: In the negative sphere, the war in Ukraine led to one of the erosive factors of Russia’s power and the reduction of that country’s influence in its surrounding area and in the case of continuation of the current corrosive situation continues, doubts about Russia’s relative geopolitical control over these regions will become more obvious.

The expert on Britain and Europe affairs explained: In the positive field, Washington and London succeeded in promoting the Atlantic political and military convergence and establishing the dependence of Europe and Ukraine on their security umbrella; proving the discourses related to Russia’s externalization and perceived threat and creating a significant level of Atlantic convergence to shape the common Eurasian policy.

Mofidi Ahmadi, recalling that the president of Ukraine was the first foreign official that Sunak contacted after becoming the prime minister, noted: Britain’s rivalry and conflict with Russia, of course, also has geopolitical and geocultural dimensions for that country. In the geopolitical field, the competition between a maritime power, namely Britain, and a continental power, namely Russia, is visible. For example, the Black Sea region has now become a central bulwark for Britain’s external defense system, both in the Euro-Atlantic and Asia-Pacific regions.

Referring to the British prime minister’s remarks that the golden era of relations with China has ended and Beijing’s systematic challenge against British interests and values is increasing, he said: In the field of geoculture, if we look carefully, we will notice that in the British top security documents, like America, there is a strong ideological component which points to the ongoing aggression/counter-aggression against China and Russia as authoritarian regimes.

The researcher on Britain and Europe affairs, referring to the promotion of Britain’s position in the establishment of European security order after the Ukraine war, added: This issue is the product of several important drivers, including the promotion of Britain’s position in NATO and Euro-Atlantic relations and the prominence of that country’s position in the context of voluntary coalitions in the fields of security, geopolitics and geoculture. For example, today Britain has created a security network that covers the North Pole up to the Black Sea, including the High North region and the Baltic countries. In fact, in today’s European security order, Britain is a more important player than a year ago.

While pointing to the large amount of financial aid and weapons that Britain has provided to Ukraine in the months after the outbreak of the war, as well as the frequent trips of the country’s officials to Kiev, Mofidi continued: All such points are indications of the fact that for the US and Britain, continuation of war in Ukraine and turning it into a war of attrition is an opportunity, given the weakening of Russia’s power and influence and the convergence of Europe with the global strategy of those two countries.

According to the expert on Britain and Europe affairs, in fact, in the form of geopolitical competition between the two poles of the international system, we are witnessing a new geostrategic division of work in which Britain either in the Asia-Pacific area, which is the same geopolitical area that Westerners know as Indo-Pacific, and the Atlantic-Eurasian region has accepted a new role.

He emphasized: In this regard, both the United States and Britain are inclined to use the opportunity of the continuation of the war in Ukraine to consolidate and operationalize the idea of a united West moving towards Eurasia.