JRL NEWSBLOG: “Why Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelensky Won’t Say Ukraine Is Winning the War” – Newsweek
“… Russia had lots of guns and materiel but … proved to be … poorly led, badly trained. … [S]carcely anyone wants to say that Russia has lost. … Zelensky, desperate for external support and more guns, motivator of the people and rouser of the troops, has to … [avoid allowing] all of the urgency and attention [to] dissipate. … Biden and … Western leaders speak of the defense of freedom and democracy … the heightened threat to Europe and the free world … the inevitability of China following Putin’s path …. Putin obviously can’t admit it, determined … to stay in power and … avoid the humiliation and danger of defeat. … [Russian military] [m]orale is so bad, British intelligence says, that there have been armed standoffs between political enforcers and individuals and even units on the battlefield that have refused to follow their orders. Russia is suffering ‘very heavy casualties, combat stress, continued poor logistics, and problems with pay,’ the U.K. reported. …”