“To say ‘we are with Ukraine as long as it takes’ is not an end-state – it is a feel-good statement that means nothing,” says General Ben Hodges, who commanded the US Army in Europe from 2014 until 2017. Gen. Hodges, while applauding many of the White House’s actions, says that “Ukraine winning” is not the end-state objective of the White House and that “Obviously, I believe that the end-state should be the defeat of Russia: Ejection to the 1991 borders.”
Gen. Hodges pulls no punches in explaining why Ukraine bartering peace with Russia in exchange for Crimea, “the decisive terrain of this war,” is a non-starter that no one can reasonably support.
Hodges leaves no doubts as to what the US must do now, if we want Ukraine to win.
Hodges as usual is 100% correct in his assessment of the Biden administration. Unfortunately I believe the US will throw Ukraine under the bus. The US foreign policy in recent years, is nothing to brag about, in fact it’s been a disaster since Putler took power.
And there’s no light to be seen at the end of the tunnel.
Zelensky is no Petro Poroshenko and he seems to be a Poker player. After Afghanistan the US is done with Poker.
Zelensky’s move to cancel elections will backfire strongly. A leader needs to confirm support for his policies.