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Ukraine update: The growing list of new equipment for Ukraine is Vladimir Putin's worst nightmare [1]
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Date: 2023-01-19
Ukrainian forces outside Bakhmut. New rides are on the way for all of these folks, Jan. 19, 2023.
There have been many points in the last year where Russian dictator Vladimir Putin had to be pulling out what remains of his carefully numbered hairs. There was Ukraine’s failure to fold in the opening days of the invasion. The loss of the area around Kyiv. The massive 12,000 square kilometers liberated by Ukraine in the Kharkiv counteroffensive. The humiliating withdrawal of Russian forces from Kherson. The failure of Republicans to secure the Senate in a red wave.
Hey, does anyone remember that at the outset of this disaster, 50% of all the natural gas used in Europe came from Russia? You better bet Putin’s oligarch pals do. And they have to be thrilled with the job he’s done in wiping out their bank accounts.
But what’s happening in Europe right now might be the capstone for his despair. In spite of a year of terrorizing and torture, in spite of enough nuclear threats to populate a thousand Tom Clancy novels, in spite of feeding untrained Russian soldiers wholesale into a meat-grinder for a “victory” over an area the size of a Walmart parking lot … Ukraine’s support in the West Just. Will. Not. Go. Away.
By now, Russia expected Europe to be fretting about the cost of keeping their homes warm, the U.S. to be launching investigations into Zelenskyy’s laptop, and Ukraine’s army to be running on fumes. Instead, no matter what false claims Wagner may be making, Ukraine is having a stellar week—a week that sends a signal not just to Putin, but to China and to anyone else who thinks anything good can come from invasion.
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