Does anyone else see the big problem with what the Reuters headline implies?
Ukraine will ‘test and use’ any non-banned weapons to retake Crimea: official
Ukraine will “test and use” any non-banned weapons to liberate its territory, including Russian-occupied Crimea, the head of its National Security and Defence Council said on Friday.
Oleksiy Danilov’s comment comes with Kyiv expected to mount a counteroffensive in the coming weeks or months aimed at retaking Russian-held territory in the south and east.
“Crimea is the territory of Ukraine, and we will test and use there any weapons not prohibited by international laws, that will help liberate our territories,” he tweeted.
Kyiv’s Western partners have provided crucial military support, including modern battle tanks and armoured vehicles, since Russia’s full-scale invasion last year.
OK, there’s a little bit more than what’s in the headline, but, really, Ukraine is absolutely no closer to kicking Russia out than when Russia invaded. To think they would then be able to go and retake Crimea (which Russia took with ease, all while Obama, with Biden as VP because of his “foreign policy experience”, stood by and did nothing that made a difference) is absurd. Russia has quite a bit of defenses built up. Without help from Biden, Canada, the UK, and a few other EU nations, Russia would already have conquered Ukraine. And many of the nations supplying arms and money (where’s that money going?) are getting squishy.
The news media isn’t really talking that much about Ukraine anymore, especially in terms of them winning. The NY Times has these two articles
Russian Invasion of Ukraine Revolutionizes NATO Military Strategy
The first looks more like NATO working towards direct confrontation. Scrolling way down the Washington Post we see
Ukraine accuses Russia of undermining deal on grain shipments
Same at so many outlets. The Economist, though, is yammering about Ukraine’s counteroffensive drawing near. Glad they could let Russia know it’s coming. The Financial Times is talking about how the war is dividing the world.
Would the small number of nations offering material support continue if Ukraine retook Ukraine and then tried to go after Crimea? Doubtful.
