Ukraine has been left up shit creek without a paddle by allies who had pledged to give it everything it needed to fight its war for as long as necessary. It didn’t work out that way. From Ted Snider at antiwar.com:
The war with Russia is now going very badly for Ukraine. But Ukrainians must feel like the world, and not just Russia, is treating them badly.
At the beginning of July, the Russian armed forces took full control of the Luhansk region for the first time. And, though it is too early to tell if they will hold it, there are now unconfirmed reports that the Ukrainian front line defending Pokrovsk has collapsed and that the Russian army has broken through, rapidly advancing 6-10 km and cutting Ukraine’s supply lines. There are now even unconfirmed reports that Russian forces have entered Pokrovsk, which, if true, is a severe strategic setback for Ukraine.
But Ukrainians must feel that it is not just Russia that is pummeling them. Ukrainians must feel as though the whole world has abandoned them.
In the first weeks of the war, before all the loss of life and land, Ukraine was prepared to sign a peace with Russia that would have satisfied its goals. The U.S. and its Western allies—particularly the UK and Poland—encouraged them off the diplomatic path and pushed them into war with Russia with the assurance that they would be provided with everything they need for as long as they need it.
Ukraine needs more, and they need it for longer, but the promise has been broken, and Ukraine is largely on its own. The U.S. will no longer provide Ukraine with military equipment unless European countries buy it for them. But several European countries have opted out of the deal, and even if all of Europe was all in, not enough weapons can be made available on time to save Ukraine.
Boris Johnson didn’t abandon them.
Will he swoop in again and snatch WAR from the jaws of peace?
Maybe draw up some patriotic slogan graffiti like the last days of the Third Reich?
To the last Ukrainian and beyond as the MERCS are welcome in the meat grinder.
Depopulating Ukraine and smashing its industrial capacity, if not the intention has certainly been the consequence of NATO’s warring in Ukraine