Western Media Admits Ukraine is Losing

Update on the conflict in Ukraine for October 30, 2024 …

• Western media admits Ukraine losing territory and cities at an accelerated rate;

• Western media also admits Ukraine’s growing manpower crisis and an inability to address it;

• Repeated claims of “North Korean” troops entering into the conflict continue to outweigh actual evidence and may be an attempt to sell Western intervention;

• Western intervention in Ukraine will compromise Western dominance in the Middle East and Asia;

• The West faces a choice of either doubling down in Ukraine or pivoting to the Middle East and/or the Asia-Pacific;

References:

CNN – Russia claims control of key town of Selydove in Ukraine’s Donetsk region (Oct 29, 2024):
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/29/eu…

Reuters – Russia took 196 square km of Ukraine last week, Agentstvo media says (Oct. 29, 2024):
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/…

Economist – Ukraine is now struggling to survive, not to win (Oct. 29, 2024):
https://www.economist.com/europe/2024…

Foreign Policy – Conscription Is Breaking Ukraine (Oct. 28, 2024):
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/28/…

WSJ – Ukraine Resorts to Shaking Down Nightlife Spots for Recruits as Troop Numbers Fall (Oct. 29, 2024):
https://www.wsj.com/world/ukraine-res…

NYT – With Limited Options, Zelensky Seeks a Path Forward for Ukraine (Oct. 29, 2024):
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/29/wo…

RAND Corporation – Extending Russia: Competing from Advantageous Ground (2019):
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_re…

Washington Post – North Korea’s elite troops are in Russia to fight Ukraine: What we know (Oct. 29, 2024):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/…