What was the expected response when on June 1, 117 Ukrainian drones attacked targets up to 2700 miles from the border with Ukraine causing $Billions in damage? Did the people behind this believe that it would result in a de-escalation in hostilities?
Neither Ukraine or Russia will be allowed to end this war.
“Russia’s intensifying drone war is spreading fear and eroding Ukrainian morale”
In most cases - the drones targeting the “Recruitment Centers” from which they scoop men off the streets and throw them into trenches 2 weeks later are likely quite welcome in Ukraine.
For the Ukrainian war cheerleader BBC, this is a very GLOOMY REPORT. Something’s up, IMHO.
Big ships turn slow.
Once Russia began mobilizing, Ukraine is in long term trouble.
Ukraine performed impressive. But it’s a battle of David vs. Goliath that is fought over and over, every day.
Whatever tricks David had up his sleeve won’t work as well as the fight rages on. Goliath learns in this case.
Goliath has 3.5 times the population, about the same advantage in military aged males, far more GDP and PPP, far more manufacturing, far more native high tech and R&D.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/manufacturing-by-country. Compare the two!!!
If it weren’t for our money, Intel, weapons, logistics, training, and political top cover, Ukraine would been rolled up, fast. We offset some of the advantages Russia has by floating Ukraine economically, arming the crap out of them with high tech weapons, providing critical intel... But it only goes so far.
Unless we’re willing to put boots on the ground, the true long term critical variable in this function is people/manpower. Ukraine will bleed out long before Russia.
London Blitz 2.0
They were clever attacks, but all they really managed to do in the final analysis was to increase Russia's resolve, with the goal now being to eliminate the Ukrainian threat forever more.
Trump needs to stay out of it now, otherwise, it will become his war. It's a war that would quickly turn into a quagmire as well. It was an ill-advised plan to engage in a proxy war, and if you doubt that this was was not created by design, then you need something to help you see the truth. It as an easy war to avoid. All it really required was to take NATO expansion odd the table, and work towards another plan to being Ukraine into our sphere without raising Russia's insecurities.
Russia is taking its time to methodically destroy Kyiv regime which cancelled elections.
Everyone here knows that, no matter how evil Russia’s conquering of Ukraine is, they will keep pounding until they have what Putin wants.
The question is how painful to Russia do we want to make it?
I’m split between making them hurt bad and saying OK. Dead Ukrainians vs degrading Russian conventional forces.
What’s the moral choice?