Keith has postoned his visit. He obvi got the memo.
Fortifications (not built, built too late, built very poorly in wrong places)1
Conscription (systemic failure)2
New brigades (systemic failure)3
Domestic arms/ammo production (systemic failure)4
The Peace Formula, Victory and Resiliency Plans are, er, forgotten.
Relying on the angels of Donald’s aspirationally masculine bro squad (Lex, Pete, Joe and Elon) isn’t a great idea, and Z’s continuing detachment from reality remains an impediment.
No one in Ukraine should count on Donald to do the right thing. Ever.
Maksym Zhorin, nicknamed “Mose,” at war as a volunteer since 2014 and today deputy commander of the 3rd Brigade, sums up the current predicament as follows.
I don't really believe that any situation can mobilize society. Our enemy is already a few kilometers away in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and nobody gives a f***. It is unlikely that anything external [to Ukraine] will be able to change people’s mindset.
Only domestic policy can mobilize: the approach, attitude to people, proper information work, and, above all, justice in the country.
Today, there are big problems starting with mobilization and ending with corruption in absolutely all areas. Without justice, a society where everyone works for the same goal is impossible. And without this, in turn, the struggle is impossible.
Z, meanwhile, sounds like a damaged vinyl record that plays the same segment over and over. He' is stuck in the groove between “an acceptable way out is impossible” and “a possible way out is unacceptable.” This is the same person who was told five months in advance that Russia would defintely invade and decided not to warn anyone.
'Dozens' of Ukraine soldiers deserted while training in France, says French army official. Ukraine's land forces commander also admitted there were 'problems' with the unit known as 'Anne of Kyiv' after reports of desertions (Le Monde, January 7, 2025)