Comments by "Trevor Sutherland" (@trevorsutherland5263) on "Russian forces storm ‘critical’ town in east Ukraine I Ukraine: The Latest | Podcast" video.

Probably the clear crushing of the US aid bill (and the imminent fall of Avdiivka) made Zelensky have to act today. The 50B euro aid is spread over four years, half is just for salaries and pensions----the few arms in it can do nothing to halt the steamroller. The US $60B would have stiffened AFU capability through the summer, but like pumps on the Titanic, only time would it have gotten them. With that now out of the picture, even time they no longer have. The only resource Ukraine has now is men----old men----and they are going to expend them to whatever end.
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...oh and in today's NY Times: "US admits Russian plane shot down by Patriot missile probably was carrying Ukrainian POWs" Putin always wins.
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