A whining President Zelensky goes home with almost nothing but still might start World War 3

Rejecting membership for Kiev, the NATO summit reminds Ukrainians that the US and its allies won’t defend them from Russia — only use them to bleed it.

In war, the losing side has several options. Fighting to the death is one of them, capitulation and surrender are another. Depending on their rank, religion, honour, and offshore bank accounts, the losers may run away or commit suicide.

The US and its allies are sustaining the very war they now cite as grounds for disqualifying Kyiv from Nato membership

The harsh truth is that there is no viable path to a military victory for Ukraine, now or in the foreseeable future, regardless of how many planes, tanks, and missiles the West may contribute.

Most multilateral summit meetings of high-minded and supposedly awesomely powerful multinational organizations come and go like the morning dew. They glisten for seconds and are quickly forgotten.

Despite Biden’s best efforts to put a happy face on it, Vilnius will be remembered as the NATO Summit where tensions boiled over. Zelensky denounced the Alliance’s admission policy as “absurd” and disrespectful. UK Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace chastised Zelensky for ingratitude. Lindsey Graham attacked the Biden administration for weakness.

The likely outcome of the Vilnius summit will be once again to dangle a never ending timetable for Kyiv’s admittance into the alliance.

The Costs of Expanding the Alliance Outweigh the Benefits

Europe is out of money and bullets and loath to escalate by supplying the air power Ukraine says it needs to win the war