Excellent point.
I think we are seeing some 're-positioning' going on.
As the US Treasury and (perhaps) Defence department factions increasingly seek to detach from the Ukraine war (while the State Dept of course hangs on for grim death), we will see the blame for the eventual defeat being pushed onto 'that warmonger Zelensky'. The puppet will get the blame.
I saw a lot of people, the higher ups in the Ukraine politics, or buy a multi million dollar properties in Switzerland. I guess they’re preparing their bolt holes, No doubt but with US funds.