At first I felt like maybe this was a reasonable strategy from the west, because it allowed NATO to escalate capabilities slowly without at any point performing actions that would have looked like a direct attack on Russian home soil, justifying military action against the west, etc.

But after this summer of letting the Ukrainians flounder along the front in a stalemated counteroffensive, I am frustrated. The F16s should have been there this summer.

And now Avdiivka will become this winter's Bakhmut and the US could very well end up with a Putin-allied Trumpler in the Whitehouse next year.

I have a feeling that west doesn't want Ukraine to win. They want to bleed Russia, to make it weak, but to stay in one piece and with current government.

Unfortunately for Ukraine, there is no powerful politician like Reagan nowadays.

Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.

We had decades of peace and prosperity and now hard times are coming.

We don't need strong men, we need strong people.

It’s not only about weapons, jets etc. You need personell and expertise to use them. Does Ukraine have that?