For months, U.S. officials have privately conveyed their concerns over the course of the war in Ukraine. In public, they stressed their enduring commitment to help Kyiv resist Russia’s brutal invasion and vowed to support its efforts as long as it takes. But in more candid discussions, with reporters and directly with Ukrainians, they pointed to a tougher reality: A total military victory for Ukraine seemed impossible; the military-industrial base in Western countries required to sustain the flow of foreign munitions and arms to the front was under severe strain; and, at some point, the support of Western publics, especially Americans, would wane, and the spigot gushing tens of billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine would get turned off.

Leaked Pentagon documents indicate Ukraine lacks the armor and air defenses needed to succeed

Amid rampant corruption in Kiev and as US troops gather at the Ukrainian border, does the Biden administration have an endgame to the conflict?

The most important thing to say at the moment of writing is that there is no indication of a Ukrainian counteroffensive – yet – although that could change at any moment.

A top-secret document suggests the US has serious concerns over the operation which would result in only ‘modest territorial gains’

But revelations about American and European boots on the ground are new, and could prove a dangerous and so far unexplained, wrinkle.

The alliance continues to be torn over Kyiv’s future membership, ignoring the dynamics that got us here in the first place.

The document says just under 100 troops from the US, Britain, France, and Latvia are in Ukraine

On April 7, 2023, Krishen Mehta joins the show to discuss his important and must read article entitled “Why Much of the Global South Isn’t Automatically Supporting the West in Ukraine,” which was published on February 28, 2023 in CounterPunch.

Last week, the Financial Times reported that, “Bank of America cut short an online client conference on geopolitics and apologised to attendees after some balked at what they saw as pro-Russian comments about the war in Ukraine, according to three people who attended the event.