Kyiv Post
In this episode of Off the Record, host Natalka Cmoc speaks with former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk about the future of Ukraine, the war with Russia, and what victory truly means. Yatsenyuk reflects on: -12 years of Russian aggression against Ukraine
- Why Ukraine must not only stop the war — but win it
- NATO, EU accession, and real security guarantees
- The role of the United States, Canada, and Europe
- Sanctions, diplomacy, and the limits of negotiations with Russia
- How reforms prepared Ukraine to survive full-scale invasion
- Why Ukraine’s struggle is also about global security
From personal stories to hard geopolitical realities, this conversation explores how Ukraine’s resilience, innovation, and determination are reshaping modern warfare and international politics. “We don’t have Plan B. We have to fight — and we have to win.”
Feb 13, 2026
A commenter on “WATERSHED: IS RUSSIA FACING ITS BIGGEST NIGHTMARE”
named : “SHADOWYTECHNICALLYC6EDDF257D” said :
“If the Ukrainian army can break through the defensive lines on the south and drive to Melitopol, and broaden that salient without ruZZia being able to muster enough defenses and continue to bolster that extension all the way to the coast by destroying the remaining key bridges, there is a chance to cause significant panic of the ruZZian army imo. Then cut the key bridges connecting it to Crimea on the west end, so that the entire ruZZian army could be encircled. What a dream, maybe it is possible now.”
There are three things preventing this : lack of firepower, lack of manpower and LACK OF SUPPORT FROM THE “ALLIES.”
When degenerates attacked the U.S. on 9/11, Dubya asked for help. Many countries responded. Including the U.K., which was under Tony Blair’s socialist rule. Nevertheless, Mr Blair responded, despite there being no electoral advantage for him; quite the opposite in fact. 465 of our very finest people died in the Afghan operation. Now Ukraine is under attack from savages that make AQ seem almost harmless in comparison. Yet no one will send troops or even aircraft. I don’t think it’s because they are afraid of being nuked by putler. The horrible truth is that they don’t think that Ukrainians are important enough. In the case of Trump of course, he actively hates Ukraine, abuses its president and glorifies the child murdering psychopath putler.
In his remarkably sanguine interview, Mr Yatsenyuk clearly stated that Ukraine must win and that all of Ukraine’s legal territory must return.
I agree with that. As long as the majority of Ukrainians do, then the war will continue. We know that the trumputler “peace plan” is just a capitulation deal.
Problem is that Ukraine can’t fight alone indefinitely. They need help of the magnitude of 500% of now.
$35 billion is coming from the EU, $11 billion from Germany, $8 billion from the U.K.
Then we have the 200 modern jets coming from France and the Scandies, $7 billion of non-lethal aid from Japan etc etc.
It’s a start, that’s all.
Priorities are : returning the kidnapped children, air defence and eventually a full counteroffensive.
That will need 2 million combat troops and 250 modern jets.