#231:The Truth Behind Ukraine’s War: Dr. Ivan Katchanovski, Media and Myths. Open Minds with Christopher Balkaran

In an unguarded moment, perhaps, ex-UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson blurted out recently in an interview that the ultranationalist elements who rule the roost in Kiev are a formidable obstacle to ending the war in Ukraine. For Johnson, this might be a blame game to absolve himself of responsibility, given his own dubious role as then PM (in cahoots with President Joe Biden) in undermining the Istanbul agreement in April 2022 to rev up the simmering conflict and turn it to a full-fledged US-led proxy war against Russia.

Adam Entous of the New York Times just published a lengthy article that pretends to tell the true history of the war in Ukraine. I can summarize the massive story in one sentence — Ukraine would have destroyed the weak, incompetent Russians if only the Ukrainian generals had followed the guidance from the US military. If you’re looking for a signal that the war in Ukraine is on its last legs, this article is it. This is a ridiculous attempt to burnish the image of the Pentagon and US European Command as strategic and tactical geniuses who could have beaten the Russians if only those damn Ukrainians had followed their advice.

This is the untold story of America’s hidden role in Ukrainian military operations against Russia’s invading armies.

There’s a gaping hole in Kyiv’s finances that no amount of tax increases or Western donations will be able to fill

Europe needs a security architecture that acknowledges Russia’s interests.

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/KYIV, March 25 (Reuters) – The United States reached separate deals on Tuesday with Ukraine and Russia to pause their attacks at sea and against energy targets, with Washington agreeing to push to lift some sanctions against Moscow.

It doesn’t really pay for a liberal to see through propaganda because you either alienate yourself from all your liberal friends who are wallowing in it, or you sit in crushing silence out of fear of being ostracized.

For the record, it was the U.S., starting with Clinton and continuing through Biden, that provoked the Ukrainian tragedy through NATO eastern expansion, the bloodiest military conflict after WWII that could escalate into nuclear WWIII.

The Trump Admin is sounding very optimistic about an end to the war in Ukraine, with Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff claiming there’s a “relatively short distance to a full ceasefire” ahead of plans for US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday.