Ukraine A Year Later, US DoD & State Department Officials Retreat into Delusion

Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for March 1, 2023:

– Russian forces continue the encirclement of Bakhmut in the Donbass region;

– Even the Western media is reporting how bleak the situation is for Ukraine in the Donbass region;

– A recent interview with senior US State Department and Department of Defense officials reveals dangerous delusion at the highest levels of US policy making;

– US officials are repeating common myths even the Western media itself has dispelled in recent months including the supposed “success” of Western sanctions and the sustainability of Western military aid to Ukraine;

– Ultimately, US officials admit more or less that Ukraine cannot win, and that US support is about giving Ukraine the best bargaining position when negotiations begin;

Reference:

Alexander Mercouris – West MSM, Bakhmut 4 hours Life Expectancy; Scholz Macron Urge Zelensky Make Peace, West Without Plan:
   • West MSM, Bakhmut…  

War on the Rocks – BACKING UKRAINE AGAINST RUSSIA, WITH COLIN KAHL AND DEREK CHOLLET (February 22, 2023):
https://warontherocks.com/2023/02/bac…

Bloomberg – Transcript: Vladimir Putin’s Televised Address on Ukraine (February 24, 2022):
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl…

Guardian – Concerns grow that India is ‘back door’ into Europe for Russian oil:
https://www.theguardian.com/business/…

Pew Research Center – What public opinion surveys found in the first year of the war in Ukraine (February 23, 2023):
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank…

CNBC – Ukraine in danger of running out of air defenses as Russia launches relentless drone attacks (November 2022):
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/07/ukrai…

NYT – Russia Sidesteps Western Punishments, With Help From Friends (January 2023):
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/31/bu…

WSJ – U.S. Effort to Arm Taiwan Faces New Challenge With Ukraine Conflict (November 2022):
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-effo…

Meduza – Mediazona and BBC News Russian publish further figures on Russia’s losses in Ukraine (February 2023):
https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/02/13/…