Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Ukraine’s military is capable of launching a counteroffensive and regaining territory from Russia despite what Pentagon documents leaked on Discord have revealed.
One of the leaked documents allegedly released by Jack Teixeira was an intelligence assessment that said Ukraine would fall “well short” of its goals to retake territory due to difficulty preparing troops and equipment. Blinken didn’t comment on the specific leak but said the condition of Ukraine’s army can change over time.
“Where Ukraine might have been a month ago, two months ago, three months ago, is not where it is now in terms of its ability, for example, to prosecute a counteroffensive and to deal with the ongoing Russian aggression,” Blinken said.
A report from POLITICO published on April 24 said that current assessments also don’t expect Ukraine to regain as much territory as it did last year in Kharkiv and Kherson and that the US was preparing for failure. Ukrainian forces have also been using lots of manpower and other resources fighting in Bakhmut. But Blinken is insisting Kyiv is capable of pushing back the Russians.
Blinken said he was “confident that they will have success in regaining more of their territory.” He suggested the war might not end even if Ukraine has some success and said it’s up to Kyiv when to stop fighting.
“Where exactly this settles remains to be seen,” he said. “And Ukraine has to make important decisions about exactly where it’s going to go, how far it can get, and how it wants to pursue this. But we’re determined to sustain that support.”
Ukrainian officials still maintain that their goal is to push Russia out of all the territory it controls, including Crimea, and peace talks can’t happen until that is achieved. Blinken has previously acknowledged that the US supporting a Ukrainian assault on Crimea would risk a major escalation as the peninsula is a “red line” for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Absurd.
Fixing damage.
How successful or not successful can be Ukrainian offensive, we will see soon. It can’t be postponed until middle summer. Russian army is waiting for it and preparing it’s own counteroffensive. The drone attack against Kremlin also contributed to the escalation. Russian military leadership can’t ignore it and most likely in near future we will see some devastating missile attacks against targets in Kiev.
Zelenski made sure he was out of Ukraine and somewhere safe when the attack went down, so he knew it was going down but that does not necessarily mean he was responsible.
The Nazi’s in Ukraine deny the attack. Lets see where the Russian investigation goes.
We can say with almost 100% certainty that it was organized by NATO. Ukrainians are no more than a cannon fodder.
but that does not necessarily mean he was responsible.
That’ll be for the judges on the post war Tribunal to decide.
Once US figures out the meaning of UN Charter, Article 1, Paragraphs 1 and 2 — everything would become very simple. Because “sovereignty and territorial integrity” is one side of the coin, and “right of people to self determination” another. Two two are not “either or” choices to be picked for political expediency.
Article 1 is structured to insure that the right to sovereignity and territltorial integrity is not used as means of oppression and disenfranchisement of population because of differences. St the ssme time, if there was no abuse present and no disenfranchisement— right of people to self-determination cannot be invoked to justify secession,
So, examples of cases where US promoted self-determination were cases of break up of Yugoslavia and later Kosovo. In those secessions there was no case of disrimination or abusr to be found. In Kosovo, again no discrimination or abuse, yet US supported terrorist group KLA that spearheaded attacks on police, government offices, terrorized population that did not pay “protection” money. And predictably, law engmforcement reaction was deemed inappropriate, so much so that NATO bombed Serbia and lobbied world to recognize independent Kosovo,
So as US and European allies were breakung up countries in the nname of “self determination” even though no case could be made of duscrimunation and endangerment — US now insists that in the case of Ukraine is the one of violation of sovereignty and territorial integrity. Ukraine cannot get its land back because it does not want the people. For nearly 8 years Ukraine with impunity disenfranchised Russian speaking population, banned their cukture, nationalized private property, banned political parties snd leaders, shut down media and killed over 19,000 people.
Under what circumstances does collective West believed that Ukraine is entitled to recover its territory? This would nit be liberation but occupation, Ukraine wants land but not the people. The case fot self-determination has been abundantly made.
Yet, to NATO the two paragraphs under Article One are treated not as a whole, but as a menu.
Voting in 4 regions that joined Russian Federation that NATO countries did not recognize — has been conducted under UN Charter Article 1.
To simplify — you cannot keep the land claiming “territorial integrity” while trying to get rid of people by forced identity change or expulsion. When people “self determinate” they take their territory with them.
The problem is — there is no authority to adjudicate such conflicts, NATO countries are majority in US SC. And voting is political. International courts are corrupt. Latest case of accusing Putin of kudnapping Ukrainian children is a case in point. While BBC has not ling time ago published horror story of Ukrainian orphanages. As if Russia was to leave those children in those places where they found them. Disguisting, Children needed to be rescued, needed medical attention. As if Ukraine cared about chikdren in areas they shelled for eight years. So Russia was to leave them in the war zone? Such absurdities are today part of the discussion on how Ukraine should take back “ their” tettotoroes.
The trouble with The Charter is (a la Negri & Hardt) the post WW’s dispensation it codified has expired. The boundaries set were not organic, but artifical, tendentious and ignorant. And even larger, the era of the nation-state may have come to an end. Seems everything is up for grabs. … ??
The State Dept is just a front for the CIA, they serve no real diplomatic function.
Actually, I think the State Dept under Hillary and now Blinken, is the epicenter of the evil.
The CIA is actually dragging along behind, leaking and hesitant to follow these lunatics.
Blinken is Delusional
Unfortunately you can say that for quite a bit of the media nowadays too.
Anyone goes rogue in the State Dept., the CIA will “take care of” them. Bury them (literally), destroy their careers.
Lying POS … We will see when the big offensive starts, won’t we. Another European country destroyed so that American arms manufacturers can rake in $$$..
The introduction of the Ukraine Victory Resolution in the House of Representatives says it all. Congress knows Kiev is defeated why else would they submit this?
It is a commitment to take the world to nuclear annihilation in their pursuit of Russia’s destruction.
Yes, this is the time of fear & trembling, sickness unto death.
When George W. Bush was elected, I shifted my investments around to focus on Oil and Weapons. I bailed on tech, just before the Dot.com implosion. I did OK. Not a millionaire, but reasonably comfortable. I hated doing it because I am anti-war. I have zero investments in alcohol and tobacco. I like stocks that pay dividends. There are utility companies I have avoided. Lucky for that.
It’s hilarious watching Blinken contradicting the military generals. Intel community and military appear to have some disagreements.
Unless, … a decision has been taken to provide air support and/or the 1st & 2nd Airborne (rebranded) … a thing where JFK famously/fatally defaulted at the Bahía de Cochinos.
Someone lied to U.S. that they were the chosen one to bring down Russia when all else failed.
… and China, and Islam.
Seven countries in the ME, according to General Wesley Clark. The time table is a little off, but it is progressing.
The CIA withheld air support and that’s why JFK said he was going to break the CIA into a thousand pieces. He fired the CIA Director……and it didn’t end well for JFK after that. Incidentally, LBJ restored the fired CIA Director to his former position.
He fired Dulles after he found out Dulles was behind the assassination of Patrice Lumumba. No on did anything to Dulles for Operation Paperclip, bringing NAZIs in to work for the CIA, rather than them having their necks broken by a rope around their necks.
The story of what the CIA/Belgians did to Patrice Lamumba is told in the book, “The Brothers” by Stephen Kinzer, and it made me sick to my stomach when I read how they brutally murdered that man.
The story of what the CIA/Belgians did to Patrice Lamumba is told in the book, “The Brothers” by Stephen Kinzer, and it made me sick to my stomach when I read how they brutally murdered that man.
and this:
As head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the early Cold War, he oversaw the 1953 Iranian coup d’état, the 1954 Guatemalan coup d’état, the Lockheed U-2 aircraft program, the Project MKUltra mind control program and the Bay of Pigs Invasion. He was fired by John F. Kennedy over the latter fiasco.
“Where Ukraine might have been a month ago, two months ago, three months ago, is not where it is now in terms…
Personnel, they have thousands less.
The Ukraine Blinken is supporting will gradually disappear. Hopefully, Blinken wiil be disappear from the political landscape as well.
We should be so lucky. Like all the other odious little trolls in Washington, once Biden is gone Blinken will bounce around between “think tanks”, NGOs, and faculty positions until, like a tick, he burrows himself into a staff position on another political campaign.
Great analogy Javy!
Yes, they are in much worse shape after another couple months of losing men and materiel in Bakhmut …
But the CNN and MSBSC emptyheads will buy this crap and that’s all he worries about .. you know, future job prospects.
Don’t forget the clowns at Fox. I just sat through “false flag” babbling from Kilmead and some ex-CIA hack about Ukraine’s drone strike that hit Russia.
Not much of an endorsement from Blink n’ nod.
Well, Blinken has zero credibility about, well, anything, so his “statements” should be taken in that light. It’s starting to look more and more as if this “counteroffensive” is never going to happen; which would be the smart move, since while it is true that every day Ukraine is getting “stronger” (in terms of developing new units), it is equally true that every day Russia is getting stronger as well, and by probably considerably more than a 1 to 1 ratio. It is far easier to prepare defensive positions on ground one holds than it is to develop, train, and equip assault forces capable of taking same. I expect the Ukrainians realize this, and are only going though the motions in order to appease their backers and keep the money coming.
What moron would believe one single thing that comes out of the Blinkin’ Idiot’s mouth?
The moron colleagues of Blinken who reside in DC…!
“Blinken said he was “confident that they will have success in regaining more of their territory.” He suggested the war might not end even if Ukraine has some success and said it’s up to Kyiv when to stop fighting.”
Just the opposite. It will escalate. Sacrificing more people to get a better negotiating position is sick enough but thinking it will put Ukraine in a better negotiating position is just idiocy.
These people know nothing about negotiating, as shown by their discussions with the Chinese too. Everything they touch turns that way.
Blinken nose must be a mile long…!
Every word that falls from the mouth of Blinken or Kirby is a lie. They can’t tell the truth, just as a personality defect.
If Blinken says Ukraine is in better shape, then we KNOW it is about to collapse. He just told us so.
On April 25th, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-02) and Ranking Member Rep. Steve Cohen (TN-09) introduced the Ukraine Victory Resolution in the House of Representatives.
It states that U.S. policy is to assure Ukraine’s victory against the Russian invasion, and that, if Ukraine fails to defeat Russia there, then the U.S. Government will guarantee that Russia will be defeated in Ukraine. It will not in itself be a formal U.S. declaration of war against Russia but will commit US forces to go to war with Russia.
The Resolution says: “it is the policy of the United States to see Ukraine victorious against the invasion and restored to its internationally recognized 1991 borders.”
This of course will not happen. Russia is prepared and ready to fight US forces hence its war of attrition in Ukraine. Russia has maintained its military force while also conclusively defeating NATO in Ukraine. If the US directly attacks Russia the war will be over in hours.
This Resolution is an act of insane psychopaths who have long since removed themselves of any humanity they may have once had. It also shows us that it was always a US war against Russia and Ukraine was a proxy.
Resolutions from Congress, while annoying, have all the weight of those “stern” letters they issue about all the “weighty” things they make fusses about.
Every time Blinken opens his mouth I make a dash to the hip waders.
I’ve got knee-high rubber barn chore boots, Bear…they’re pretty good at wading through sh*t too 😉
“Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Ukraine’s military is capable of launching a counteroffensive and regaining territory from Russia despite what Pentagon documents leaked on Discord have revealed.”
Translation:
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that NATO’s military is capable of launching a counteroffensive and regaining territory from Russia despite what Pentagon documents leaked on Discord have revealed.
Should he be referred to as General Blinken now? Your portfolio, Blinken, is diplomacy, not war.
Sorry, that portfolio is empty.
“Blinken Says Ukraine’s Army in Better Shape Than Discord Leaks Show – The secretary of state said he expects Ukraine to launch a counteroffensive and regain territory”
Joey Biden’s amateur military man and former Chief of Staff when he was in the Senate knows nothing and certainly not more than generations of military men.
Beta Boy Blinken is not qualified to be Secretary of State and is certainly not qualified to run a military operations.
Typical of everyone that senile Joey Biden placed in power in his government! Perhaps that is why American banks are failing at a more brisk pace than in 2008.
The continuation of the lie even after being found out by those leaks shows how little respect they have for us.
Is that liar actually trying to claim that we can’t rely on their official intelligence to be true?
But we can rely on him to be telling us the truth now?
Did he share that at the same time his lies about his emails with Hunter?
That one they have him committing perjury to Congress on camera because they have the emails the guy claims he never sent to Hunter.
I want to type so many bad words right now….lol
WTF ZaSu?!
Don’t tell me you believe the guy about his crackhead business partner? Or his claims the leaks were not true?
I was simply trying to show you how to curse, lol…
Lol
Leave that up to me, Donna! I speak fluent sailor with a construction worker accent 😉😁
WTF isn’t cursing. What the fuck is. 😉
All the nes from the front are showing that the situation for Ukraine is worse than what the leaks show.