Previously: Apparently, We’re Now Talking About Peace Talks
There is nothing they can say other than this.
Of course, this won’t work long term – but they are all trying to get as much money as possible while the faucet is still on.
RT:
The most significant push in Kiev’s counteroffensive against Russian forces is still to come as the bulk of Western-trained reserves have not yet been deployed, Ukrainian Defense Minister Aleksey Reznikov has claimed.
The capture of several small villages some distance from the main Russian defensive lines was “not the main event” of the Ukrainian operation but merely a “preview,” Reznikov stated in an interview with the Financial Times on Wednesday.
“When it [the major push] happens, you will all see it… Everyone will see everything,” he insisted.
According to the minister, Kiev’s main troop reserves, including most of the brigades trained in the West and armed with NATO-supplied tanks and armored vehicles, have not been used in the counteroffensive so far.
Reznikov also commented on last week’s failed revolt by the Wagner private military company in Russia, claiming it was a “vivid illustration” of Moscow’s vulnerabilities.
“This helps the West realize that they are investing in Ukraine for a reason, that Ukraine’s victory is absolutely real and coming soon,” he argued.
It’s not an investment. It’s charity.
Westerners are not going to get paid back, even if the Ukraine wins.
However, Reznikov acknowledged that the aborted insurrection had not affected Russian troops on the front line and that there was no sign of a collapse in morale.
Instead of banking on “mutinies and riots” in Russia, Ukraine “should trust in our security and defense forces as well as our partners providing weapons,” the minister said.
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Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky acknowledged a week ago that the progress of the counteroffensive was “slower than desired.” Unnamed US officials also told CNN that Kiev’s operation was “not meeting expectations on any front.”
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During a Russian Security Council meeting last week, it was claimed that between June 4 and 21 Ukraine lost more than 13,000 troops, as well as 246 tanks, including 13 supplied by the West, and 152 infantry fighting vehicles.
There is no reason you would do a fake offensive and get blown out before doing the real offensive.
At this point, the Ukraine has ceased their attacks.
The defensive line of the Russians has not moved at all.
I’m sure they have another push left in them, because they have not destroyed all the Western equipment yet.
However, they don’t really know how to operate the Western equipment, and the Soviet-era equipment they do know how to operate is totally dried up.
This is the end game now.
They are already talking about peace talks.
Meanwhile, Washington is making a decision about whether or not it is ready to commit to World War III.