The programs from ‘40 and ‘41 are, as you might expect, very optimistic. But then when you get to ‘44 and ‘45 the stories are all about ‘Our brave lads are redeploying to stronger defensive positions’,
***Yup, that does generate an interesting perspective. Kind of a ‘wait & see’ approach. Don’t you get the ‘40 or ‘41 “optimistic” dogwhistle from the latest Uke announcements at the same time as ‘44 or ‘45 Gird-Loining dogwhistle from the latest Ruke announcements?
I prefer to start my analysis from even further back, which is to see what both sides agree on. That’s why I start with the Budapest AGREEment.
To better understand the context of the 1994 Budapest Agreement maybe you should start your analysis in 1991, when Ukraine declared its independence and the corrupt government immediately began selling off its military hardware to the highest bidder.