Prof. ST Hsieh
Director, US-China Energy Industry Forum
626-376-7460
February 17, 2024
The proxy war in Ukraine lasts too long and news reports from Ukrainska Parvad are full of contradictions. Zelenskyy needs to fix his propaganda machine immediately.
- If “NATO is stronger than Russia,” why the almost two-year proxy war in Ukraine against Russia is heading to defeat?
- Yes, “NATO is the strongest military power in the world,” but the strongest military power in the world is the US, a member of NATO. NATO without the US is no match for Russia’s military with a vast nuclear arsenal that even the US is not ready to challenge.
- Zelenskyy is half-right, “Europe’s not ready for war with Russia.” However, Zelenskyy is losing the proxy war against Russia. The truth is that Ukraine, under Zelenskyy Ukraine is ruined already.
- “Zelenskyy urges not to be afraid of Putin’s defeat,” sure, we will wait till Zelenskyy defeats Putin!
- US says that Russia has suffered 315K casualties in Ukraine. “Now how many casualties have Ukraine suffered? It makes no sense that the US, as the largest supporter of Ukraine can not share it simply because “Kyiv keeps its casualty numbers a closely guarded secret.” Did Putin tell the US about Russia’s casualties?
- Now “Ukraine Leaving Besieged Avdiivka Under Russian Pressure.” Is it a real defeat or a Zelenskyy’s trick to press the west for more aids?
NATO is stronger than Russia and fills in gaps in weapons production – Secretary General
Ukrainska Pravda
Sat, February 17, 2024 at 4:17 AM PST·
Stoltenberg called NATO “the strongest military power in the world“, which accounts for about half of all military power.
“And militarily, we are stronger than Russia. But at the same time, I believe that the war in Ukraine has shown that we have some very serious gaps. For example, when it comes to maintaining equipment in combat condition. We have advanced weapons systems, but they need spare parts, maintenance and, of course, ammunition,” he explained.
Zelenskyy: Europe’s not ready for war with Russia
Ukrainska Pravda
Sat, February 17, 2024 at 3:33 AM PST
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that no European country is currently ready for a war with Russia, as their populations have not been prepared for such a possibility in recent years.
Munich conference: Zelenskyy urges not to be afraid of Putin’s defeat
Ukrainska Pravda
Sat, February 17, 2024 at 2:58 AM
In a speech at the Munich Security Conference on 17 February, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy named five steps that the West could take to help Ukraine bring Russia’s defeat in a full-scale war closer.
US says Russia has suffered 315K casualties in Ukraine
Brad Dress, The Hill
Fri, February 16, 2024 at 9:06 AM PST·
“Russia has suffered significant costs in that respect,” they added.
Ukraine has also suffered heavy losses in the war, but Kyiv keeps its casualty numbers a closely guarded secret.
Ukraine Leaving Besieged Avdiivka Under Russian Pressure
Bloomberg
Michael Heath, Aliaksandr Kudrytski and Volodymyr Verbianyi
Sat, February 17, 2024 at 8:14 AM PST