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‘Little fissures’: The U.S.-Ukraine war unity is slowly cracking apart A tough week for U.S.-Ukraine news reveals an imperfect harmony.

Always remember:

The day the NYT leaked that we saw the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage as coming from a "pro Ukrainian" group? The information flow on the war practically stopped that day.

It was like:

 "Wait a minute here, we gotta figure some stuff out..." etc...

"...more than a year into the war, there are growing differences behind the scenes between Washington and Kyiv on war aims, and potential flashpoints loom on how, and when, the conflict will end."

(You know maybe...

Just maybe?

the US and Ukraine wont be in charge of  

"...how, and when, the conflict will end.")

“The administration doesn’t have a clear policy objective and a clear goal. Is it to drag this thing out, which is precisely what Vladimir Putin wants?” said Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “Is it to just give them enough to survive and not to win? I don’t see a policy for victory right now, and if we don’t have that, then what are we doing?”

( It only took some 13 months for somebody (a chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee no less)  to finally ask/admit: Is it to drag this thing out, which is precisely what Vladimir Putin wants? Some of us knew that when the convoy to Kiev stalled, 3 to 4 days into this...)

"But based on conversations with 10 officials, lawmakers and experts, new points of tension are emerging: 

The sabotage of a natural gas pipeline on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean;"

( It wasnt the Ukrainians. How would a "pro-ukrainian group" know exactly where to hit the pipeline again?...But it could be conceivable to give the US an "out" if it decided to use it as such. I dont see that happening rn, maybe down the road but not rn.)

"the brutal, draining defense of a strategically unimportant Ukrainian city;"

(We portray this (Bakhmut) as the US and our allies are depleting the Russians, the truth is just the opposite, and countries outside of the 40 country or so alliance know it.)

"and a plan to fight for a region where Russian forces have been entrenched for nearly a decade."

(The Ukrainians will never take back Crimea. 

It's foolishness to even conceive of such a thing...)

"Senior administration officials maintain that unity between Washington and Kyiv is tight. But the fractures that have appeared are making it harder to credibly claim there’s little daylight between the U.S. and Ukraine as sunbeams streak through the cracks."

"For nine months, Russia has laid siege to Bakhmut, though capturing the southeastern Ukrainian city would do little to alter the trajectory of the war. It has become the focal point of the fight in recent weeks, with troops and prisoners from the mercenary Wagner Group leading the combat against Ukrainian forces. Both sides have suffered heavy losses and reduced the city to smoldering ruins."

"Ukraine has dug in, refusing to abandon the ruined city even at tremendous cost."

(If you honestly knew how lil "regular Russian Armed forces" are being used?

You'd be shocked.

But I get it, everybody gotta watch tic tok videos etc...)

"Multiple administration officials have begun worrying that Ukraine is expending so much manpower and ammunition in Bakhmut that it could sap their ability to mount a major counteroffensive in the spring."

(Discernment alert:

WHAT DID YOU THINK :

"Russia has laid siege to Bakhmut, though capturing the southeastern Ukrainian city would do little to alter the trajectory of the war."

WAS REALLY ALL ABOUT?

Other than:

"Ukraine is expending so much manpower and ammunition in Bakhmut that it could sap their ability to mount a major counteroffensive in the spring."

?

I mean why else would the Russians lay siege to it for nine months?

 While capturing it "would do lil to change the trajectory of the war?".

Making your enemy use all their people and ammo where they dont want to or need to might just:

 "change the trajectory of the war."

Dont ya think?

"I think it’s more of a symbolic value than it is a strategic and operational value,”

 said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

"Meanwhile, an assessment by U.S. intelligence suggested that a “pro-Ukraine group” was responsible for the destruction of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines last fall, shedding light on a great mystery. The new intelligence, first reported by The New York Times, was short on details but appeared to knock down a theory that Moscow was responsible for sabotaging the pipelines that delivered Russian gas to Europe."

(Baloney...it's exactly how they (the Russians) made it look, it serves the Russians purposes more than Kiev's or Washington's. Everybody's finger pointing, nobody knowing whats wat etc...)

Intelligence analysts do not believe Zelenskyy or his aides were involved in the sabotage, but the Biden administration has signaled to Kyiv — much like it did when a car bomb in Moscow killed the daughter of a prominent Russian nationalist last year — that certain acts of violence outside of Ukraine’s borders will not be tolerated."

(Somebody please come explain to me why the Ukrainians keep doing what their major benefactor doesn't want them to be doing? I'm all ears.

So far we got:

Nord Stream pipeline bombing.

Targeted killing of a daughter of a prominent Russian nationalist.

and drone attacks on strategic nuclear bases deep inside Russia.

If that's the kind of capabilities that the Ukrainians have?

Then why haven't they utilized them more often than they have?)

"Though most in the administration have been understanding about Kyiv’s desperation to defend itself, there have been grumblings about the constant requests and, at times, Zelenskyy not showing appropriate gratitude, according to two White House officials not authorized to speak publicly about private conversations."

“I do think the administration is split, the National Security Council split” on what weapons to send to Ukraine, said McCaul, who’s in constant touch with senior Biden officials. “I talk to a lot of top military brass and they are, in large part, supportive of giving them the ATACMS.”

(Were in no position to do anything, were really not.

No good options tells you where were at etc.

We give the Ukrainians ATACMS?

Hello WWIII.

Matter of time.)

"The administration hasn’t provided those long-range missiles because there are few to spare in America’s own arsenal. There’s also fear that Ukraine might strike faraway Russian targets, potentially escalating the war."

("...and the question was how we should maneuver them (The Japanese) into the position of firing the first shot with-out allowing too much danger to ourselves."

From Henry Stimson's Diary

(FDR War Secretary.

It's exactly what the Russians are doing to us RN.)

"National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said the White House is “in constant communication with Ukraine as we support their defense of their sovereignty and territorial integrity.” She added that with Putin showing no signs of ceasing his war, “the best thing we can do is to continue to help Ukraine succeed on the battlefield so they can be in the strongest possible position at the negotiating table for when that time comes.”

(It's a HUGE mistake to think along such lines.

There is never going to be a negotiation.

That was decided well before the invasion.

'First thing I remember

Was asking Papa, "Why?"

For there were many things I didn't know

And Daddy always smiled

Took me by the hand

Saying, "Someday you'll understand"

Well, I'm here to tell you now each and every mother's son

You better learn it fast, you better learn it young

'Cause someday never comes

)

"But the growing disconnects may foreshadow a larger divide over the debate as to how the war will end."

(We will not be the ones deciding any of that...It's the type of "arrogance" Putin consistently refers to when speaking of "The West.")

"...the U.S. has been clear with Kyiv that it cannot fund Ukraine indefinitely at this level."

(Somebody knew all that before launching the invasion...

)

"Points of crisis still hover on the horizon. Zelenskyy’s insistence that all of Ukraine — including Crimea, which has been under Russian control since 2014 — be returned to Ukraine before any peace negotiations begin would only extend the war, U.S. officials believe. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has signaled to Kyiv that Ukraine’s potential recapture of Crimea would be a red line for Putin, possibly leading to a dramatic escalation from Moscow."

(Why would Zelenskyy insist that Crimea be returned before any negotiations? 

He's playing right into Putin's hands.

"The lack of good options..."etc.

"Ukraine’s potential recapture of Crimea would be a red line for Putin, possibly leading to a dramatic escalation from Moscow."

He just wont let it happen.

Ever.

Under any circumstance.)

"Moreover, the Pentagon has consistently expressed doubts whether Ukraine’s forces — despite being armed with sophisticated Western weapons — would be able to dislodge Russia from Crimea, where it has been entrenched for nearly a decade."

“The question is not whether Ukrainians have setbacks, but how they respond and overcome them. Ukraine will overcome, defeat Russia and remain free.”

Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), an Army veteran and HFAC member"

(I just wanna make sure I get this right.

A non nuclear, 

non hypersonic weapon having armed forces, 

in constant need of our 

(US) 

backing/training and equipping,

Is going to defeat it's nuclear/hypersonic having neighbor?

Come on now.

You know how it turns out.

No matter what 'narrative' 

is rolled out for you in your media.

It's just foolishness.

And we are just gonna be bled dry in the interim.

"...the U.S. has been clear with Kyiv that it cannot fund Ukraine indefinitely at this level."

Ask yourself what happens:

"when that time comes"

?