If he'd said "we cannot control the weather, what we can control is helping Ukraine", would a subsequent rainy weekend also maybe be a sign that the war is being lost?

Sounds like a bit of a cop out. Governments certainly can control all of the above, but it means making significant adjustments to either spending or taxation, both of which tend to be unpopular changes.

The war in Ukraine will turn into a rounding error as Russian gas is replaced by alternatives.

Our ministers are intellectually bankrupt and their statements should not be taken at face value. Read between the lines and hope to decipher what they really mean.