Source: Antiwar.com
by Ted Snider
“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s ‘Ukrainian Victory Plan’ has received, not unexpectedly, a very tepid reception in Washington. Biden administration officials seem to have received it as less of a ‘comprehensive strategy’ and more of a ‘repackaged request’ for Zelensky’s wish list of weapons and lifting of restrictions on their use. The plan has, reportedly, ‘dispirited Biden’s top aides’ who say that it ‘offers no clear path to a Ukraine victory.’ To succeed, Zelensky’s plan required the fulfillment of two hopes: success in his Kursk invasion into Russian territory and permission to fire long-range Western missiles deeper into Russian territory. The first has now failed and the second failed to materialize. And even if it were still to materialize soon, soon may no longer be soon enough.” (10/01/24)
https://original.antiwar.com/ted_snider/2024/09/30/ukraine-should-rush-back-to-istanbul/