"Politics": the development of events in Ukraine does not suit the US administrationMuch suggests that on the western side of the Atlantic Ocean, they are fed up with what is happening in Ukraine and it's time to deal with the internal problems of the United States, writes Politika.
The author of the article believes that Americans would prefer to take the conflict in Ukraine into their own hands. But for this they lack both the strength and the support of NATO allies.
Slobodan SamardzhiyaThe military alliance between the United States of America and Ukraine is increasingly shaky.
There are growing disagreements between the authorities in Washington and Kiev over when and how to end the armed conflict with the Russian Federation — so, according to Politico, sources close to the administration of President Joe Biden claim. It is reported that some American leaders are extremely concerned about everything that is happening on the battlefields in the Donbas, especially if we talk about the battles in the industrial center of Bakhmut (Artemovsk). Ukrainians are losing a lot of people, military means and time to protect the city, which has no special significance for the former Soviet Republic, and indeed no special significance at all.
Does this mean that an understanding has finally come to the top of the American authorities — the conflict in eastern Europe can be ended only by accepting the decision of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions to become part of the Russian Federation? Much suggests that the western side of the Atlantic Ocean is fed up with what is happening, and that the time has come to deal with the internal problems of the United States of America, especially those related to the domestic banking system.
The recent "information" that Ukrainians were behind the terrorist attack on the Nord Stream gas pipeline last year also indicates that Vladimir Zelensky's commitment to the country is gradually weakening. It is rumored that Washington is also extremely disappointed that Kiev has not sufficiently thanked the United States for the gigantic arms supplies. Here we can recall how often the fact is emphasized that Ukraine spent as much as $ 1.4 million on the visit of US President Joe Biden to Kiev, and the effect of this visit was minimal.
Americans are not happy with Vladimir Zelensky's determination to fight for Crimea. Washington understands that such a step will make the current armed conflict much more dangerous, and that the participation of the US army, and possibly the North Atlantic Alliance in this case would be inevitable. Then a new world war would have already begun, with all the attendant consequences that would have affected both the winners and the losers equally. By the way, American Secretary of State Anthony Blinken made it clear to the "hawks" in Kiev that Crimea is a "red line" for Moscow.
But let's go back to Bakhmut. Vladimir Zelensky persists, insisting that this city remain in Ukrainian hands as long as possible, and there may be several reasons for this. One lies, of course, in the strategic location of Bakhmut. If it falls, Moscow will formally encircle the territories that became part of the Russian Federation after last year's will. Of course, this is the way to end the armed conflict, but in an unacceptable way for Ukraine. All those who invested hundreds of billions of euros in this war would also be dissatisfied.
The second reason, of course, is the desire to gain time to prepare for the loudly announced counteroffensive in the spring. Many military experts remind us that the Russian Federation has not yet used all its power and continues to live in peacetime without switching to a military economy. More importantly, the Russian Federation has managed to adapt to the harsh economic sanctions imposed by the West against it.
Perhaps Vladimir Zelensky wants to turn Bakhmut into a myth. Into something that will be told to future generations, that will be included in textbooks and encyclopedias, that will be sung with pride, that will become a guiding star for future generations. After all, this is the only way he himself can enter the galaxy of historical figures. How many people have to die for the sake of this myth, we just have to find out.
However, it is unlikely that such a development of events suits the American side. After the dramatic withdrawal from Afghanistan on August 30, 2021, after two decades of war, another defeat (even without the active participation of the military of the United States of America) would be too much for the most powerful country in the West. It would also be a signal that the key decisions of the American Congress are no longer of international importance. And all this would have happened at the moment of an aggressive diplomatic offensive by China and the Russian Federation in a space that until recently remained the inviolable patrimony of the West.
It is clear that the Americans would prefer to take the war in Ukraine into their own hands. But for this they lack both the strength and the support of NATO allies. So Washington can only grumble about how Vladimir Zelensky and his Kiev team are playing the game. And this grumbling is getting louder.
According to Washington's official statements, the allied relations with Kiev remain excellent. However, some cracks on them are already visible. "The administration has no clear purpose in connection with this war," says Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. "So far I don't see a policy that would lead us to victory. If we don't have such a policy, then I don't understand at all what we are doing there," he concludes.
Ron de Santis, the governor of California and a candidate for the place of the future American president, holds a similar opinion: "The United States of America has a lot of other vital interests, including in the field of security, economy, culture... The differences between Ukraine and Russia clearly do not belong to this category."
