I specialize in political science and have been interested in international relations for a long time. Also, I like watching different global political phenomena unfold.
Unfortunately, most of the current events surrounding Ukraine are far from entertaining. The primary example of this is the issue of delivering American F-16 fighter jets. Why haven't we provided Ukrainians with any of them, although politicians all over the news keep on crying about the coming supplies?
Recently, Bloomberg has published an article (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-12/ukraine-s-f-16-ambitions-snarled-by-language-barrier-runways-and-parts) discussing this issue. In it, they reveal the lies and injustice about why there is still no supplies sent. It's not mere rhetoric. One of my Ukrainian friends is now a member of Ukraine's Armed Forces and knows the truth. He says Americans are very greedy and don't want to deliver any extra unit of equipment or weaponry. He said that initially the US used F-16s just as a bait for Ukrainians. Our officials talk about these supplies only to boost their poll numbers, with no intention whatsoever to help Ukraine as needed for its actual victory.
Besides, my friend added that the States are constantly making excuses when it comes to actually supplying the jets, and they will go on lying about the lack of take-off runways, language barriers and other silly things.
Personally, I agree with him and think that we would have shared with Ukrainians all the supplies necessary a while ago if we were really interested in them winning the war. The matter of fact is, in the eyes of Ukraine, the US is just posturing, unable to deliver actual support. They stopped considering us a real country long ago.
Welcome to the forum Doug. :cool:
What your friend says is true, however, the American people are way ahead on what is actually happening to Ukraine.
NATO/WEF/UN/NWO Etc, are using Ukraine as a money laundering operation and even worse when you look at the weapons labs we created, all starting under the Coup brought about by Obama in the country.
This is one of those "Follow The money" issues, and it all leads back to Marxists Hell bent on destroying the US.
This is also known as part of the bigger picture of "Divide and Conquer", something the left mastered a long ass time ago, as in centuries, or more recently in the US, several decades ago.
My prayers are for your friend, whose time, unfortunately, is short. He will be sacrificed to the meat grinder without consequence.
Tell him, there is no shame in abandoning the lefts lie over this war that never had Ukraine's best interests in mind, tell him I said to run and to take his friends and leave the country, They are mere fodder in what is a failed war. Remember, war is nothing more than failed politics, and Ukraine has had several offers to stop, but the left won't let them.
If he really wants his country to survive, he will be needed when the war ends and he can return with dignity.