“AFTER 970 days of war,” said Lloyd Austin, America’s defence secretary, visiting Kyiv on October 21st, “Putin has not achieved one single strategic objective.” In public, Mr Austin offered certitude, confidence and clarity: “Moscow will never prevail in Ukraine.” In private, his colleagues in the Pentagon, Western officials and many Ukrainian commanders are increasingly concerned about the direction of the war and Ukraine’s ability to hold back Russian advances over the next six months.
Wouldn’t be struggling if it wasn’t handicapped this entire time by ridiculous rules on how it’s allowed to use weapons and who/where it can strike.
Not to mention delays in aid due to
Putin’s henchmenRepublicans fighting tooth and nail to prevent any support for Ukraine.
I’ll believe it when it’s not the Economist
This has been the case for over a year. The media kills me, Ukraine has been fighting for its very existence and losing for a long, long time.