Before the shite really hits the fan in Western polities they will be long gone. Which means also that some of the rats are leaving the ship for greener pastures in Eurasia. And no doubt they are not to the benefit of most ordinary people. If as you say (and I suspect) the really Big Boy Banksters are behind it along with China (same team, different political rhetoric etc.) then am still not sure why this is being done. I get the feeling that there is a sea-change part of which involves the West being torpedoed, mainly from within of course though Russia will be blamed. Never read the articles, the titles seem enough. I get nearly all my mainstream news on this site by reading through b's MSM article titles. Thanks! I need paracetamol after that bilbo article! It's far out there, and without references, but feels more accurate in a gonzo journalistic way than most bromide coverage we get, and little of which I read. and Europe start to slip away as the 13-month war grinds on.” “He appeared acutely aware of the risk that his country could see its vital support from the U.S. “Our society will push me to have compromise with them.” Implicit in these words are perhaps a first-time admission that significant sectors of the Ukrainian population are ready for compromise and peaceful negotiations to end the war.Īnd tellingly, CBS commentary on the AP interview included the following observation: “Our society will feel tired” if the Russians gain victory in Bakhmut, he said. “If he will feel some blood - smell that we are weak - he will push, push, push,” Zelensky continued. Speaking with The Associated Press, Zelenskyy said that if Bakhmut were to fall, Putin could “sell this victory to the West, to his society, to China, to Iran,” as leverage to push for a ceasefire deal that would see Ukraine agree to give up territory. According to the Ukrainian leader’s words: Zelensky while speaking to the Associated Press early this week described that loss of Bakhmut will mean that Putin will smell weakness. Interestingly, Ukraine’s president Zelensky himself admitted that if his military didn’t start securing victories, support from the West will slide amid the general fatigue of war. Support for NATO is lower in Slovakia than in most other member states, the military alliance’s research shows. However, public attitudes differ, with a poll by Globsec think-tank showing in December that 39% of Slovaks thought NATO and the United States were responsible for the war in Ukraine. ![]() The small central European country has also absorbed tens of thousands of refugees: The country is seeking upgraded replacement aircraft and parts from the United States. “The first four of 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets that Slovakia decided to give Ukraine have been safely handed over to the Ukrainian air force, the Slovak Defense Ministry said on Thursday,” Reuters reported last week. ![]() Slovakia in particular has been sacrificing much of its own military hardware for Ukraine, this month pledging to hand the bulk of its tiny air force over. “Although the majority of our residents remain willing to accept Ukrainian refugees, the majority feel that their standard of living is falling with the arrival of refugees, despite the data clearly pointing to the successful integration of refugees into the labor market,” Čaputová said. Stressing there are limits to Slovakia’s support for Ukraine, she suggested the populace may now see that limit as having been reached or surpassed, and this is leaving the country vulnerable. She also observed that the influx of Ukrainian war refugees into her country threatens to harm the economy and her own citizens’ standard of living. This week another small central European country has echoed the same. Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová said at a foreign policy event that Slovakia is “morally and financially exhausted” after more than a year of support given to Ukraine, and as war refugees pour in. “War fatigue is not only the exhaustion of human resources and equipment, the destruction of infrastructure in Ukraine, but also fatigue in the countries that provide aid.” After next winter, it will be extremely difficult to maintain the current level of assistance,” Pavel was quoted as saying. ![]() “The window of opportunity is open this year. He then acknowledged that his country may not be able to maintain current levels of assistance to Kiev. This doubt grew louder and more public starting two weeks ago, when Czech President Petr Pavel said in an interview with Polish media that the window is closing on a major new Ukrainian counteroffensive. Ukraine’s Western backers have expressed more and more skepticism over the future success of the war effort against Russia. Small European Countries “Morally & Financially Exhausted” By Ukraine War Effort
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