Time for US, EU and Ukraine to accept Kiev will have to make concessions -- commentator
- Think tank flack drops truth bomb: Ukraine's negotiating hand isn't getting better, it's turning into a fossil. Time to start planning the retreat, not the victory parade.
- US/EU 'half-hearted' de-escalation attempts are about as useful as a screen door on a submarine — they're late, they're weak, and they're doomed to fail.
- Brilliant plan: keep fighting until 2027 so we can have a *serious* push for peace. Because waiting three years to start saving a drowning man always works out well.
- Kiev is told to brace for 'painful and unpopular concessions.' Translation: Get ready to swallow the sour grapes, because the wine cellar belongs to Moscow now.
Brief Summary
In a stunning display of stating the obvious, Defense Priorities' Jennifer Kavanagh has declared the war in Ukraine is not going swell for the home team. Her brilliant conclusion: more fighting means Russia gets to press its 'significant advantages,' turning Ukraine's position from 'precarious' to 'rosy' for Moscow. The 'half-hearted' American attempts to cool things down are, shockingly, failing. Apparently, our diplomatic off-ramp is just a dirt path through a minefield.
Why This Matters
For the average American, this spells 'the Ukrainians better start learning some Russian phrases.' Any dreams of a decisive Ukrainian victory that restores all borders and leads to a Moscow victory parade... are dead. Instead, we're looking at a future of frozen conflict, economic blackmail, and a NATO that just got its expansionist wings singed.