>> and predict that without much more Western support, Russia will recapture Kharkov, Kherson, and the remainder of the Donbas by next summer. <<
That’s a qualification so huge as to render the prediction meaningless. Does “more” mean “continued” or “expanded”? Professional wordsmiths aren’t so sloppy. No-one doubts whether suddenly cutting Ukraine off would devastate their chances of victory, but he might be read as saying massive expansions of war effort are necessary.
I’m not impressed by former diplomats. They have a devastating track record of becoming apologists for the tyrants that rule the countries they stay in. Even those in the unaligned world are nearly all enemies of America.
You might want to read the whole article before forming an opinion. Free Republic only allows 300 words in the excerpt.