Things are going badly for Ukraine — really badly

Business Insider ^ | 2/14/24 | Mia Jankowicz and Tom Porter

[JonPreston]

As the second anniversary of Russia's unprovoked invasion approaches, the situation is beginning to look bleak for Ukraine.

Last year's counteroffensive brought hopes that Ukraine could capitalize on its successes in 2022 and drive back Russian forces from occupied territories in southern and eastern Ukraine.

At the heart of Ukraine's problems is diminishing international aid. Ukraine has previously said it may not be able to successfully defend itself against Russia without US help.

[Yo-Yo]

We can sent Ukraine all the money and weapons in the world, but without trained soldiers to operate the weapons it won't make a difference.

Instead of money, we need to be sending asylum seekers from our Southern Border to Ukraine.

[JonPreston]

We can sent Ukraine all the money and weapons in the world, but without trained soldiers to operate the weapons it won't make a difference.

100%

[\/\/ayne]

Ukraine gave up their nukes and Western powers promised to protect them so they would. Both made bad decisions. If only ?Ukraine would have just kept their nukes - MAD works.

[butlerweave]

That what $95 billion will be enough for all their elites to RUNAWAY ?

[EEGator]

The nukes weren’t theirs, and they did not possess the means to use them.

[Slingwing]

Ukraine was never going to win this war. The real winners is the laundromat. Ukraine leaders and our government elected officials are the only ones cashing in in this boondoggle. Putty has his troops sitting in fortified emplacements while Sweaterman conscripts old men and boys only to outfit them and go directly into an impossible no win situation with no training. Yet we the people are being fleeced by our own political class.

[tlozo]

We can sent Ukraine all the money and weapons in the world, but without trained soldiers to operate the weapons it won't make a difference.

Sure, Ukrainians were unable to operate Himars, Patriot systems, Bradleys, etc. Okay

Sending Ukraine the equivalent of 5% of our defense budget to fight Russia, the #2 military power in the world is definitely not sending "Ukraine all the money and weapons in the world".

[mac_truck]

“unprovoked”

As if overthrowing the elected government then turning the military on the civilian population that objected wasn’t sufficient provocation.

[beef]

I have seen it reported that the median age for the Ukrainian army is now in the 40’s. How is it possible that this ends well for the Ukrainians?

We should draft everyone who has a Ukrainian flag in their X profile and send them over there.