[Skybird]

^ Two things.


For months and years we have been told that Russia could not do this, could not keep up. And yet, to this day, they continue to advance and they can do so very well.

For a long time now we have been told that Ukraine has blown up this arsenal and that refinery, this logistic hot spot and that military command centre, this armoured column here and that troops agglomeration there. And that Russian finances are about to collapse. Has that had any effect on the Russian advance, let alone their war effort?

The Ukrainians do not have what it takes to deliver strategic blows that are so heavy-weighted that they would really force Russia to change its war ambitions. This lack of punch is the problem, and it can be explained. The term "shooting for the gallery" comes to mind. Nice epee fencing by Ukraine, it really knows the ballet steps. What is needed are blows into the Russian production and industry and energy sector and so forth - not with an epee but the two-handed war hammer or a morning star.

Right the kind of things the West does prevent ukraine to carry out. I cannot imagine how frustrated Selensky must be. His recent PR tour was an utmost desaster for him and Ukraine. He got practically - nothing of what he demanded most.