Despite recent gains by Ukrainian forces and Russian retreats ,General winter and Colonel Frost are on the way .... advantage Russia. Putin's mobilized troops have time to train. Russia has time to restock. Clueless Joe's generals know this .
Top U.S. general urges Ukraine-Russia talks, Biden advisers resist (yahoo.com)
Clueless Joe has his war that can carry him through 2024 .
The price tag so far this year. ..........$52 billion of which $28 billion is direct military aid .
For perspective ;the US spent less during the most expensive 5 years of the Afghanistan war. We are depleting our stock pile of weapons . The military industrial complex is very happy.
Of the following Capitols ;which one has the most vested interest in Ukraine Brussels or Washington. Clearly the EU has the most interest in a war on it's border .
What has been the EU financial commitment ? $16 billion to date .
We are sending feet on the ground in the form of 'advisors' .
U.S. military inspectors in Ukraine to keep further track of weapons and equipment (nbcnews.com)
Remember how well that worked out in the early 1960s .
The 101 Airborne is deployed into Europe for the 1st time since WWII
US military forces 'fully prepared' to cross into Ukraine (washingtonexaminer.com)
war gaming on the Ukraine border
The U.S. Army's 101st Airborne is practicing for war with Russia just miles from Ukraine's border - CBS News
Despite sanctions and pressure ,the Russian economy is in fair shape. Russia is still exporting high priced oil ......just not to the west .
Russia's oil exports to Asia hit the highest so far this year as time is running out before new sanctions kick in (msn.com)
The Russian ruble has increased in value against the US dollar . They are getting a steady supply of weapons from Iran and the NORKS . India and China are buying its oil and gas.
Russia prepared the battle field for the winter by knocking out much of Ukraine's infrastructure. It will be a cold winter in Kieve without electricity . Food, water, and medicine are scarce.
Ukraine cannot win this war. It has however put itself in an excellent position for a negotiated settlement . Zelenskyy needs to stop his demands of no Russians in Ukraine . Russia will never give up it's Black Sea fleet HQ in Crimea. Without a deal Russia will bleed Ukraine with a thousand cuts. The US under Clueless Joe will fight to the last Ukrainian and Zelenskyy will fight to the last US dollar.