The Blame Game Now Starting In Washington Over The Impending Defeat In Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers from the 95th Air Assault Brigade board an armored vehicle as they head toward the frontline near the city of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine on May 25, 2022. (Finbarr O'Reilly/The New York Times)  

Moon Of Alabama: Washington Starts Blame Game Over Defeat In Ukraine 

The New York Times, here via Yahoo, has some rather weird piece over alleged lack of intelligence on Ukrainian warplanes: 

U.S. Lacks a Clear Picture of Ukraine's War Strategy, Officials Say 

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine has provided near-daily updates of Russia’s invasion on social media; viral video posts have shown the effectiveness of Western weapons in the hands of Ukrainian forces; and the Pentagon has regularly held briefings on developments in the war. 

But despite the flow of all this news to the public, U.S. intelligence agencies have less information than they would like about Ukraine’s operations and possess a far better picture of Russia’s military, its planned operations and its successes and failures, according to current and former officials. 

Governments often withhold information from the public for operational security. But these information gaps within the U.S. government could make it more difficult for the Biden administration to decide how to target military aid as it sends billions of dollars in weapons to Ukraine. 

Avril D. Haines, the director of national intelligence, testified at a Senate hearing last month that “it was very hard to tell” how much additional aid Ukraine could absorb. 

She added: “We have, in fact, more insight, probably, on the Russian side than we do on the Ukrainian side.”

One key question is what measures Zelenskyy intends to call for in Donbas. Ukraine faces a strategic choice there: withdraw its forces or risk having them encircled by Russia.  

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WNU editor: Ukraine is aware on this "mood shift" in Washington. This is troubling for the Zelensky administration because they have accepted that this is going to be along war .... Russia ups production of firearms, missiles - Ukraine’s defense official (Ukrinform), and these US news reports are only solidifying Kyiv's biggest fear that the West is now looking for a way out .... Ukraine fears a long war might cause West to lose interest (AP).