Some U.S. officials are frustrated at the pace of Ukraine’s counteroffensive, which has gained less than 100 square miles of territory.
this article reads like an impatient investor
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That is because that is the relationship. The west has been massively privatizing Ukraine.
Big claims require big evidence.
All that describes is a lease and buy-back scheme for a state desperate for cash (understandably). It states nothing about “the west privatising Ukraine”. No statement of pressure, no statement about western influence in the decision.
Wtf man you can’t convince people with terribly long tracking links like that
#bebest
Ukraine: we need tanks/armor!
West: hmm, no that would be too provocative.
months later, as Russia digs trenches and lays mines
West: ok, ok, here are some tanks
Ukraine: Great, can we get better ammunition?
West: What?! No, yeesh.
months of mines and trenches later
West: Ok here are cluster munitions
Ukraine: thank you. None of this really works without air support though so…
West: What is your deal?
mine, mine, mine, trench trench
West: Ok maybe some F16s.West: yo, what’s taking so long?
Ukraine: I’m sorry? I can’t hear you over ALL THE FUCKING MINESWhat a detailed description of all the Wunderwaffe they’ve been using, thanks!
“Bully punches kid and steals $50, kid only manages to get back $30, is the kid a fucking loser?” This is what the sentiment usually feels like, even if it’s not what the reporting is about, please be aware of this.
Has my research on this been just been somehow skewed over the past months or does it really seem like Western media is suddenly turning on Ukraine?
Until like 1-2 weeks ago it was really difficult to find anything overly critical about Ukraine and now it seems as of there’s a sudden change in coverage.
Is it just me? I think I’ve been rather thorough.
They’re getting ready to bail I think.
I haven’t been thorough at all, but it seems that way to me. Not liking it.
Mostly slow due to mines and the dam. Recently, Ukraine has made good progress in Crimea and some surprise attacks on RF assets. It will just take some time is all.
Note: Crimea looks less and less defendable by the day. With sanctions and international support for Ukraine, Russia is the one with a ticking clock.
Some U.S. officials are frustrated at the pace of Ukraine’s counteroffensive, which has gained less than 100 square miles of territory.
Some U.S. officials should read Aesop’s Fables, specifically one named “The Tortoise and the Hare”.
You could also say that Russia is the tortoise, so I don’t think it’s applicable here.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Ukraine cannot win here. Russia has the world’s most devious and cruel combat engineers laying in miles and miles of entrenched defence fortifications. Backed by Russia’s world leading artillery battalions, there is no way Ukraine can push back Russia without battlefield nukes.
Russia is already laying in massive quantities of entrenched long range radar, antiaircraft batteries and missiles. US cannot acquire air power over that region any longer. If you have played a realistic war flightsim like Falcon 5.0, you will know air power cannot prevail against Russia’s AA tech.
The F-35 has been operating over Syria for years against those supposedly infallible Russian AA defenses. So far the only thing that’s been able to hit them is a bird.
The f35 has stealth tech specifically designed to go against Russian AA, and the Syrians had antiquated systems.
The f16 does not, and the Russians have lots of the latest generation AA because they’re the ones who make it.
The F16 will be vulnerable but not completely useless, as implied by the other post.
Yes, I agree, it will be very briefly useful.
Tankies are gonna tankie.
lmao
They are worried of losing control of the narrative, not of the war. They said the quiet part out loud.
