“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.
Loyd Austin is a notorious Tankie.
catloaf@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
The Economist can fuck alllllll the way off with their right-wing agenda
aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 2 weeks ago
It’s not an agenda, it’s the reality. According to Reuters, Russia captured 196 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory in one day yesterday. To give you an idea of what that means in the scale of the conflict, Ukraine currently control 570 square kilometres of Kursk, and controlled a maximum of 1000 square kilometres at the peak of the incursion. In other words, Russia captured the equivalent of over a third of the territory Ukraine holds in Kursk, in one day in Ukraine. Ukraine has lost multiple “fortress cities” over the past month, which has crippled their ability to defend their territory.
magikmw@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
Reuters is a russian proaganda outlet.