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Could the Pentagon leaks derail Ukraine’s counter-offensive?
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Could the Pentagon leaks derail Ukraine’s counter-offensive?
And then, whoever�*s president in 2024 could make a big difference. do you foresee a time then, sam, possibly in 2023, when ukraine's western backers say — look, we can't keep on doing this, emptying out our armories and giving them to you and costing so much money, you're going to have to make a compromise, and that compromise could mean having to give up hopes of an early reclaiming of crimea? that's definitely a possibility. but on the other hand, the us are spending 5.6% of their defence budget to defend ukraine. and the result has been that we estimate that half of russia's convention...
And then whoever�*s president in 2024 could make a big difference. do you foresee a time then, sam, possibly in 2023, when ukraine's western backers say, look, we can't keep on doing this, emptying out our armories and giving them to you and costing so much money, you're going to have to make a compromise, and that compromise could mean having to give up hopes of an early reclaiming of crimea? that's definitely a possibility. but on the other hand, the us are spending 5.6% of their defense budget to defend ukraine. and the result has been that we estimate that half of russia's conventional f...
Who's been an insider, somebody who has advised both nato and the eu. ukraine had problems with corruption, military reform and everything else, but if there had been a political will to accept ukraine, of course it could have got in. that's sam de bendern, who is now associate fellow at the london—based think tank chatham house. it will finish when the west stops giving weapons to ukraine. and that is the big question. i think that as long as ukraine continues to have gains on the battlefield, it will be difficult morally for the west to stop supporting ukraine. a lot will depend on how how...
Who's been an insider, somebody who has advised both nato and the eu. ukraine had problems with corruption, military reform and everything else but if there had been a political will to accept ukraine, of course it could have got in. that's sam de bendern, who is now associate fellow at the london—based think tank, chatham house. it will finish when the west stops giving weapons to ukraine. and that is the big question. i think that as long as ukraine continues to have gains on the battlefield, it will be difficult morally for the west to stop supporting ukraine. a lot will depend on how how...