Russia and Ukraine

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

According to NBC News, Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll says that “Inevitable defeat awaits Ukraine."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-h...rcna245704

The New York Times reports that

Mr. Driscoll believes that the war must be settled soon, including on terms more favorable to Russia, because Ukraine’s military is near a breaking point.

In part I think that these statements are intended as self-fulfilling prophecy. The US could keep the war going a while longer if it wanted to. But Driscoll announcing that it's time to wind things down is a way of telling us that it's going to go that way.

The Times of London says that Kiev won't last until spring.

https://archive.md/fJdKn

In the world of geopolitics, this is known as, ‘I need to say SOMETHING that will keep Trump from firing me.’ You can find earlier versions (only slightly altered) in both Il Principe and Vom Kriege.

Boru