Definitely not revisionist if you look at what people like former Chancellor Angela Merkel and former President Yanukovych have said just the last couple months in regards to using Minsk 2 as a way to prep Ukraine for this very scenario.

They’ve both said they used peace agreements as cover for training annd arming Ukraine for a conflict of this nature and that Ukraine in 2014 wouldn’t have been able to withstand this.

I do believe tho that all sides got it wrong initially. Russia launched a campaign that much more quicker, would kneecap the country quickly, and the west expected it to work, but then gain advantage by sanctioning Russia into an economic collapse leading to Putins demise…..But ever since Russia changed to war of attrition and one that required fortified lines, incremental advances and going through each building to clear Ukrainian, it turned this into a multi-year battle

Russias way of fighting this war post March 2022 is extremely different than what it was prior. The question now is who can last longer and keep supplying troops/arms, not who can win fast

The US would not have the same problems, Russia is just really incompetent

Battles like Bakhmut play to Russias hand and everyone from the US to General Zaluzhny have been trying to get Zelenskyy to understand this.

They like long battles where Ukraine continually reinforces and sends their men to die. It’s more important to wipe out troops and create a meat grinder than to quickly gain land

It’s wild to see dude still come out today and say they’ll stay for as long as it takes. Is preserving troops and game planning long term the priority or is it PR?

I wouldn't call them incompetent. I would say they underestimated the Ukrainians capabilities early on. They've made mistakes in the beginning of the war and adjusted. You don't see Russia putting their aircraft in harms way anymore now that they know Ukrainians defense systems can take them out. Now you see way more drone warfare.

They have troops deserting, low morale and unprofessional troops, tanks in the open without combined arms, etc. They are completely relying on artillery they can only use because they are on the border of Ukraine.

All that may be true, but looking at the way things are currently going.. it isn't very significant.

Yes, it is. A professional force with proper logistics and modern tactics and strategy would not be struggling the way Russia is.

It's a war of attrition now. If Russia takes Bakhmut... it won't be easy.

But both armed forces are professional and utilize proper logistics and modern tactics.

It’s easier when you’re using a contract group to do most of your work tho. Wagner leads the charge there and it’s been a 6 month grind which Ukraine has made hard the entire way regardless. Imo at least they put up the fight they needed to

Ukraines own Defense Sec Reznikov said yesterday Russia has 500,000 men (he’s lying it’s prob 200-300k) just waiting around for orders on the inevitable offensive. Knowing this is coming, is holding the line on Bakhmut the important thing? I understand it in terms of Bakhmut being a major last grip of Donetsk but would you rather prep for what you know is coming or send men to reinforce a loss? The second those troops enter Russia goes from a slight numerical advantage (maybe it’s still less rn) to having hundreds of thousands of more troops. They gonna let their best die before this happens?

It’s game planning that Ukraine hasn’t shown yet. When issues in Kherson got untenable, Russia just left. All of those men didn’t have to die or get injured for a losing fight that they coulda still held until now

War of attrition also relies on who can prioritize better. You plan for months and years out. And mind you it’s the top generals there saying the same thing to Zelensky

It’s like they didn’t learn from Mariupol, which was wayyy lighter than this will end up being once that encirclement is completed

It benefited Russia when Zelenskyy had those troops stay and lock themselves in a factory. He even sent top pilots to break the line and save the situation and many died in the process

abcnews.go.com/amp/International/ukrainian-pilots-flew-secret-aid-missions-azovstal-plant/story?id=85381756

No

Maybe politics plays a significant role. Retreating could mean less money and support in the current and near future. There would be more pressure to negotiate and concede. It isn't all about the loss of lives unfortunately.

seymourhersh.substack.com/p/how-america-took-out-the-nord-stream

interesting article lol, i think this is the same journalist who exposed the my lai massacre

Yep Seymour Hersh, one of the greats of investigative journalism. Tells a lot about the current state of western media that he'd need to drop a bombshell like this on his substack

I understood some of the people who were skeptical super early on about the U.S doing it, but Victoria Nuland borderline confirmed it at that Senate hearing last week. This chronology of events tho is..... wow. These guys are f***ing idiots.

Blinken, Sullivan and Nuland aren't even dangerous in the way their predecessors were, they just are inexperienced lightweights trying to play all of these grand moves and they get caught each time. They couldn't even ACT like it wasn't them who committed an obvious terrorist attack

I doubt this was even a hard article for him

It’s a shame that reporter has gone the nutjob route

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He does sound a little more unhinged as the interview goes along

Formerly respected reporter baselessly accuses US of blowing up Nordstream

Its not a baseless accusation.

Someone blew up that pipeline

Please don’t do this with him man

Evidence it was US?