Your reporting is outstanding, providing a perspective I don't see in mainstream media - for that matter, even in other Substacks re Russo-Ukrainian war. Very interesting bit about Zelensky's business acumen and knowledge of how things get done in Russia - something no Western media or pundits have highlighted.
Thoroughly enjoyed your realistic assessment of the building froth over the “peace plan”, or whatever the description for the results of upcoming diplomatic efforts might deserve. Trump is certainly clueless - with no capacity for considering right vs wrong or just vs unjust. His motivation is not capable of going beyond “what’s in it for me”. Kellogg may be honorable, intelligent and determined with good intentions (jury still out), but is destined to run into a stream of “absolutely non-negot…
I think it shows us what gutless, cringing cowards our "leaders" are: they project their own cowardice and lack of resolve on the Ukrainian military and citizens, unable to believe that there's anything (other than $$ and power) worth getting your hands dirty, let alone risking life, limb, liberty to repel a barbaric, often incompetent invasion. Perhaps this explains why we no longer win the wars our "leaders" start - when the going gets tough, the toffs who rule us get going in making up excus…