ukraine@war

ukraine@war

Day 652

The Scream

Dec 07, 2023
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Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, parliament chairman and defense minister visited House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on December 5, 2023 (Photo c/o Ruslan Stefanchuk, filter c/o Prisma — The Scream)

We obviously are witnessing a turning point in the war Ukraine is surviving but not exactly winning. At this critical moment, the second after Russia attempted to decapitate Kyiv, the nation’s fate remains a hostage to goofball Inside the Beltway politics. But that’s been the case for, er, at least a decade, maybe two. Looking on the positive side, the only reason we haven’t been absorbed already is because our internal affairs have been reliably meddled in since, er, before independence. This might explain why some Ukrainians are nice to some Americans and nasty to others and vice versa, depending on whether you are a Trump supporter.

Both American and Ukrainian political leaders understand this and treat what is happening with all the appropriate seriousness. And if …

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