Posted on 05/12/2024 1:27:41 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Ukraine’s top general says the situation in the northern Kharkiv region has “significantly worsened” after Russia claimed to have captured four further villages as it expanded its surprise cross-border offensive.
A Ukrainian regional official insisted Russia’s progress was not yet “significant” but admitted ground fighting in the area was spreading. Meanwhile, speaking on British television, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron acknowledged it was an “extremely dangerous moment,” adding that Russia had effectively “invaded [Ukraine] again.”
The precise goal of Russia’s new push – which began in the early hours of Friday morning – is unclear. It may be to create a buffer zone designed to reduce Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory, or possibly even a renewed assault on the city of Kharkiv, 30 kilometers (18 miles) to the south.
Equally, it could be an attempt to draw Ukrainian forces away from other key Russian objectives further south – which was the rationale Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered in his Sunday evening address.
“The idea behind the attacks in Kharkiv region is to stretch our forces and undermine morale and the motivational foundations of Ukrainians’ ability to defend ourselves,” he said.
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Another 100 Billion needed? Did they already spend the last 100 Billion?
Zeepers hardest hit.
No. That was last week’s 100 Billion. They need more now.
Biden’s war has no plan just investments.
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Yeste4rday Ukraine and their supporting MSM were saying the assault was completely repelled and not a single square meter was lost.
How long before they are disputing that Kharkiv has fallen?
If the Ukraine collapsed while Republicans withheld funding it would be an epic geo political disaster that the Republicans would be tarred and feathered with for a generation
The Democrats , who actually are the ones responsible for the destroyed Ukraine would get to blame Republicans for the loss and Americas moronic majority would eat up the Republicans Lost Ukraine meme.
There is a very reasonable chance that regardless of American support, the Ukraine will lose the war by the time the election rolls around so the aid package will never be fully implemented
The best option is to engage the Russians in immediate ceasefire talks but thecterms would be so much worse than the terms Biden pressured Ukraine to reject two years ago that Biden's election chances would be dead in the water.
As a result more of Ukraine's power and industrial infrastructure will have to be destroyed and another couple hundred thousand dead and wounded Ukrainians and Russians will have to happen to maximize President Poopy Pants chances for re election
” stretch our forces and undermine morale and the motivational foundations of Ukrainians’ ability to defend ourselves”
That’s CIA language.
Why can’t the other 31 ‘Karen’ countries in NATO keep this disaster going for a few months? Why does NATO exist? It only has one member plus an ugly cheerleading squad.
Well, OUR southern border has already collapsed - so I really don’t give a damn about Ukraine’s border.
Republicans will get blamed by the media anyway, and it will stick.
If you think it’s expensive now, just wait until the war is over and they want us to rebuild the country...
Because they have to pay for their generous welfare states.
The Dems are already blaming the Reps for Ukraine losing the war. They cite the delay in providing funds.
One of the reasons the much maligned Speaker Johnson pushed through the Ukraine aid package was because Ukraine is in the process of collapse.
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Collapse, of course. Much more important than territory is economy, infrastructure, and manpower. Ukraine has been decimated in all these sectors.
The Western narrative can no longer hide this fact.
I fully expect the dreaded “ Waterfall” event…..everything is broadcast by the West as just fine, they just need more $$$$$$$,….all the money in the world cannot replace their depleted manpower, destroyed electrical grid ( Russia built it), Ag revenues, depleted arms and ammo, depleted population, and destroyed currency….
RIP Ukraine, you hitched your wagon to the most corrupted US administration in history…..
Now's the time to send them because the Russians are opening a new front.
Zeeper Freepers are crying.
They are and have always been wrong on just about every prediction about YouCraynee.
Ruzzia will win War of Attrition.
Zelensky will be taken out one way or another.
Then a Peace can be negotiated.
Agree. Send in 50,000 French Surrender Monkeys.
Send in 50,000 Body Bags too.
Well, OUR southern border has already collapsed - so I really don’t give a damn about Ukraine’s border.
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Senile , corrupted Joe spent hundreds of billions on the Ukies border, not a penny on ours……and our Ukie flag waving Congress supported it.
So, who do we tar and feather?
Wonder what cities they liberated?
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