远航一号 发表于 2023-5-27 08:17
"Losing face" is the ONLY option.
https://twitter.com/imetatronink/status/1662216843929731073
And certainly, judging by these recent issues, the tone and sentiment is shifting drastically. One can hardly find a single piece still optimistic for the Ukrainian side
From almost the opening days of the Russia-Ukraine War, a running theme among Western analysts has been that the Russian military has badly underperformed and the Ukrainian Armed Forces constantly exceeded expectations. Few seem to have noticed, however, that the pendulum on the battlefield has shifted.
The author urges Washington to update its analysis so that it’s not caught off-guard (too late?): Washington policymakers need to update their understanding of the current trajectory of the war to ensure the U.S. is not caught off guard by battlefield events – and that our interests don’t suffer as a result.
I assess there is currently no likely path for Ukraine to achieve a military victory. Continuing to fight in that hope may perversely result in them losing even more territory. The trend of war is shifting toward Moscow, regardless of how upset that may make many in the West. It is the observable reality. What Washington must do is avoid the temptation to “double-down” on supporting a losing proposition and do whatever we need to bring this conflict to a rapid conclusion, preserving our future security to the maximum extent. Ignoring these realities could set up Ukraine for even greater losses – and could put our own security at unacceptable future risk.
redchina 发表于 2023-5-28 23:28
https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/latest-headlines-digest-the-wests
西方媒体的宣传调子已经在变 ...
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