“Excluding Scott Ritter or Gonzalo Lira who are just making things up.”
There’s propaganda coming from both sides, but from what I’ve seen, there’s way more of it coming from the pro-Ukraine side. And why would Lloyd Austin call for Russia-Ukraine cease-fire in talk with Sergei Shoigu if Ukraine was winning it? Sorry not buying it.
https://nypost.com/2022/05/13/lloyd-austin-wants-russia-ukraine-ceasefire-in-sergei-shoigu-call/
Not our circus, and only one of our monkeys...
The question of why Austin called Shoigu unless Ukraine is losing comes from Gonzalo Lira. Before considering him credible, look into his background. His fifteen minutes are almost up.