The concept of Ukraine launching frontal assaults against heavily defended positions, particularly a series of assaults over months or years as Kemp suggests, seems remote at best.
The Ukrainian troops, brave and willing though they have been, know they are out-gunned. The Ukrainian forces have launched their counter-offensive with virtually no success but at high cost of life and materiel.
For now, it seems, Ukraine looks to be running out of time and running out of options. Sending more waves of troops to be cut down by Russian defenses probably won't alter the equation. It likely would just lower Ukraine morale even further.
The most telling part of this article, I think, is that Kemp and other NATO supporters are finally starting to tell the truth about things on the ground in Ukraine. The counter-offensive is not working, it's unclear if it will ever/could ever work, and Russia is fully dug in now, unlike last fall.
At some point, in my opinion, there comes a time to think about the lives of the foreign troops you are using as canon fodder on a chessboard. Particularly when "victory" seems a far, far ways away.
30 seconds over Putin’s Dacha seems like the only proposal.
The gaslighting continues.
Sounds like Ron DeSantis’s campaign.
The fact that this “war” has gone on as long as it has is proof positive that the military industrial complex is perpetuating it.
Putin knows he can’t be kicked out of Ukraine until NATO commits to total air dominance. Such a program would be very costly for NATO in terms of pilots, planes and political capitol. The Russian air defenses are not pushovers, the Russians have the planes to make a fight in the air, and the Russians would be able to resupply at least in the early stages, before total dominance is achieved, if it ever is.
The Russian response to NATO entering the air war would probably be more surprising yet logical than I can imagine. I’m sure whatever it is would be quite costly to the West in some manner or another.
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After six weeks Ukraine has had 26,000 soldiers killed and hasn't gotten within miles of the first line of the real Russian defenses, of which there are three.
This counteroffensive was a totally predictable massive flop. It will only accelerate Ukraine's collapse.
I thought Moscow was about to fall!
Was I lied to!?
Minor issue.. Biden will give another $100 billion and Europe will chip in $5.00 or $10.00 bucks.
F’em all.
Bidenskyyyyy needs to send Caramela Harris over there to teach the Russkis that war is bad. She’s the giggling expert they need to hear.
Biden is bankrolling World War One Redux in 2024.
Why would he do that-?? $$$
I have believed that NATO equipment and fighting style have largely depended upon at least parity, if not air superiority, over the battlefield. Simultaneously, I have felt that the west didn’t want to furnish Ukraine an Air Force, for fear of the destabilizing effects and some of the effectiveness of electronic warfare as well as SAM. More sinister, there seems to be a group that wants the war to continue as long as possible to deplete Russia and profit from weapons sales. Then there remains large swaths of multiple governments, in intelligence, that gain power, money, and pensions.
No average everyday citizen of Ukraine, Russia, or the United States has seen security or improvement in their lives. Like something from the Middle Ages, warlords, the rich, and ‘kings’ battle for control, while ‘peasants die’, and the remaining are tax burdened.
Russian path to victory involves a formula of continued trench warfare, death, until elections (potentially) change leadership in the west. Quick advances would only trigger better armed Ukrainians.
Ukraine path to victory is an effective Air Force, heavy in ground attack aircraft. Obviously more artillery and de-mining equipment. With this, large breakouts and movement is probable.
I feel that neither of these paths is realistic, peaceful settlement seems wisest for all parties. The problem blocking peace are 1) those profiting from the war 2) those that will be exposed after the war 3) those that have benefitted from local invasion financially in the past 4) those that cannot recognize that Russia has a long history and wants security as well 5) those to afraid of compromise.
After 500 days, the process looks much like Verdun, but the world threat and futility of both sides continues. China laughs….
Hey Zelenskyy, play us a little tune on your pecker piano, will ya?
Remember - the Maginot line actually worked as intended. The Germans only broke through after the French pulled out most of the trained troops. For that matter, the largely 19th century defenses at Metz were able to hold off Patton for 3 months, and the fortified cities on France’s Atlantic coast held out for almost a full year and were never taken by storm.
Fixed defenses have gotten a bad rap in recent decades but they can still be effective.
“The UK Telegraph”
Yea, RIGHT. They’ve been in Putin’s pocket since the beginning the war! Otherwise they wouldn’t allow this obvious FAKE NEWS article to be written.
...by the way, has Ukraine made it to Moscow’s suburbs? - CNN said they were closing in.
Richard Kemp is a silly neocon propagandist.
His headlines for the last 18 months have been a string of nonsense propaganda of the type we see regularly - none of which have a shelf-life of more than a couple days before they prove ridiculous and false.
The fact HE is admitting there’s a problem must mean Ukraine is on the verge of collapse.
“At some point, in my opinion, there comes a time to think about the lives of the foreign troops you are using as canon fodder on a chessboard. Particularly when “victory” seems a far, far ways away.
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is there any precedent for this novel way of thinking you propose?
Nothing a few million won’t fix.....
The only purpose of keeping this proxy war going is to save the Biden regime from admitting defeat before the 2024 election.