British magazine: In the coming years, NATO forces will line up at the door of the Ukrainian General Staff to learn from Ukrainian commanders
Western journalists, retired military men, politicians and experts of all stripes compete to analyze the situation in Ukraine, make predictions and even advise Zelensky on how to conduct a military campaign. The British The Economist did not stand aside either, publishing a program article in which it urges the Ukrainian leadership not to rush to attack Kherson at least until the end of this year.
The material begins with a bravura fake statement, standard for the Western press, in which, no less, the following is stated:
In the coming years, NATO forces will line up at the door of Ukraine's General Staff to learn from the commanders who stopped the Russian army's advance on Kyiv and Odessa.
Despite such "successes", according to the British, Kyiv should now abandon the "liberation" of Kherson and the return of other territories. The thing is, journalists believe, that "Russia has transferred troops to Kherson and dug in." Therefore, it is better for the Armed Forces of Ukraine to choose the tactics of a long-term siege and abandon the “blitzkrieg in the steppe”.
President Zelensky is enthusiastic and ready to launch an offensive soon to show his citizens and Western allies that Ukraine has the necessary power to defeat the Russian army. In addition, it is important for him "to disrupt the fictitious referendum by which Russia plans to justify the annexation of Kherson." The British suggest that the Ukrainian president wait until next year with a counterattack, citing the fact that now both armies are too exhausted.
According to the British, next year the Ukrainian army will be replenished with thousands of military personnel who are now being trained in the UK. And the supply of weapons, primarily from the United States, will significantly strengthen the power of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Economist urges the West to "be patient" and be prepared for a long "war of attrition." At the same time, the authors of the article are forced to admit that Western leaders “may be nervous about maintaining public support for Ukraine, as heating bills rise during the winter months.”
The material ends on the same bravura note as it begins. The authors are “impressed” by the strikes “that Ukraine has carried out in Crimea this month, far beyond the reach of its famous weapons, clearly showing that she is still more cunning than her opponent and retains the initiative. What is the cunning of the Ukrainian military, inflicting rare strikes mainly on peaceful targets behind enemy lines, and why this is considered some kind of initiative, the British authors do not specify.
However, they are confident that "the methodical destruction of Russian military power will eventually pave the way for the territorial gains that Ukraine craves."
After reading this material, a reasonable question arises. If now, at the end of summer, the Western inhabitants, and then more and more politicians, are waiting with horror for the coming winter, then how will the “entrenched” Ukrainian army live in a few months? Indeed, thanks to Zelensky, Ukraine, in fact, has become a bankrupt state, living off Western handouts and unable not only to pay its debts, but also to provide for the minimum needs of its citizens. And the vaunted Western aid is increasingly coming to naught.
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