Retired Army Military Intelligence Officer. Frequent contributor to The Hill, New York Post, Kyiv Post, TVP World and Fox News on topics of National Security.
So, invade Ukraine, lose, and it's the end of Russian statehood? For Putin, it will be the end, and unfortunately for many more Russian soldiers it will mean their end too. Change needs to come from within.
Escalate the war? They delivered cruise missiles to Ukrainian cities - killing and wounding thousands of civilians. Since when does fighting back equal escalation?
Getting Zelensky to stop resisting isn't a strategy. They need to get Putin to stop attacking - and that means actually doing something. A forcing function - pull the trigger on the sanctions bill and get Ukraine the weapon systems they need to win.
What Trump fails to understand is there is nothing to negotiate. The only acceptable solution to this problem is Russia out of Ukraine. Ukraine needs leverage to 'encourage' Putin to depart - that leverage is precision deep strike capability.
No - it's not unrealistic. Not sure where Rubio has been these past three years, but holding Ukraine back has created this situation. Interdiction wins this war. If Russia can't sustain its forces in Ukraine - Ukraine can drive them out. Stop the flow.
Precision deep strike capability enables this. Interdiction is the key to Ukraine winning the war. Why is that so hard for the White House and Brussels to understand? This is how you prevent civilians from being targeted with ballistic missiles!
Has Lavrov been to Ukraine since the 'special military operation' started? They won't have to abandon their tasks, they'll get thrown out of the country. Get Ukraine the ATACMS they need to win!