Tag: Ukraine
Six months into the war in Ukraine, launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Feb. 24, when he could not get the U.S. or Kyiv to rule out admission of Ukraine to a NATO alliance aimed against Russia, who appear to be the winners and who the losers?
In response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, US President Joe Biden vowed to isolate and “cripple” the Russian economy. However, Moscow has been able to maintain its economic strength, in part by exporting over $1 billion per month in wood, metals, food and other goods to the US.
This outcome of the first six months of Russia's military operation may seem like a convincing argument for those who believe Ukraine has a glorious future. Kiev managed to mobilize its defenses in the early days by hectically handing out arms to anybody interested, amassing experienced nationalist fighters in Donbass and bribing regional elites which may have been ready to take Russia’s side – or threatening them.
Russian Secret Service has claimed that Darya Dugina was assassinated by a covert operative of Ukraine. However, more concerning is the location of the suspected assassin, which pits Russia against a NATO member state even more overtly than the proxy war in Ukraine did.
According to Prime Minister Viktor Orban, sanctions are ineffective and the West cannot prevail militarily in Ukraine. He issued a warning that the Ukraine conflict could end Western hegemony.
The foreign minister of Ukraine claims that some of his counterparts frequently query him as to how much longer his nation could hold out. It seems western countries are waiting for the fall of Ukraine.
Western nations provided Kiev billions of dollars in aid at the commencement of the Russian special forces operation in Ukraine, but the majority of it has come in the form of weapons to engage Russian forces. It appears that some Ukrainians, nevertheless, put the weapons to good use. This is how Ukrainians sell the NATO-supplied weapons abroad.
In a display of support, the US has protected Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky from any criticism ever since Russia attacked Ukraine in February. As it becomes evident the war has been lost, someone will have to take the fall, and it appears that Washington is preparing to throw the leader in Kiev to the wolves.
According to German media, Zelensky had secret deals with which he avoided paying taxes and migrated his business abroad.
A Western special ops unit called the Mozart Group is training Ukrainian recruits. Volunteers offer crash courses in military tactics that are expected to last at least six months normally.
