Zelensky landed in the US to present his 'Victory Plan', while restating that he fully expects NATO to live up to their obligations, backing him in his struggle to defeat Russia. Remember that this is indeed what the Boris Johnson mission was all about back in 2022, when Ukraine concluded a deal with the Russians in Istanbul. He was told to shred the the 'Istanbul Accord', as he had done with the 'Minsk Accord' previously, also on advice of NATO, as exposed by Merkel, Hollande and Porochenko, who signed it, because victory for Ukraine was assured, if only he would continu the fight.
At the time NATO made it known that their 'Top Intelligence Agencies' had assured it that Russia was sure to collapse due to the sanctions, and the vast amount of money stolen from it by the 'Collective West'. Moreover, in a military sense Russia was in bad shape, they said. Antiquated weapon systems, and soon not enough ammo, while morale among the units was piss-poor. Ukraine, with its NATO-trained and armed soldiers, and vast amount of equipment and ammo it retained from the time it was part of the Soviet Union, being a front-line state, now having the second largest army in Europe right after Russia, but less territory to defend, despite being larger than any of the EU-countries by a significant margin, most certainly had a fighting chance to defeat the Russians on the battlefield.
Either that assessment reveals an astonishing lack of professionalism among these 'Agencies', partying and dabbling in politics while they were expected to gather actionable intelligence, or they intentionally misled Ukraine and us. As you know, if you've read my previous contributions, I've accepted as a given that they fully expected the sanctions to be sufficient, while Russia taking all of Ukraine, as they were convinced that it would, would help NATO through well prepared 'Stay Behind' forces and multiple fortresses erected after the 2014 coup, and earlier defeat, overextending and unbalancing Russia, in line with the original 'Rand Corporation' plan. So, they miscalculated by a very wide margin, without a 'Plan B'. And now NATO is stuck between a rock and a hard place.
As outlined by Boris Johnson in this article I referred you to in my previous contribution, the 'Zelensky Victory Plan' is actually his, and that 'Mad Dog' never heard any hard 'No' in his entire posh life. After it was revealed to him that his ancestors traced back to King George II, through various bastards, just as those of David Cameron, he seems to have lost it completely. And since his roots revealed a 'Russian connection' through his dear mum, he behaves like that country is his as well. Or, as 'Findmypast' tells it, his 'tendency to drive forward' had to be in his DNA. And no brakes, obviously. Let alone reverse gear, or a modicum of common sense. But what is Zelensky's excuse?
The former 'B-actor' and comedian got 'lost in translation', not aware of the original plan to use Ukraine to overextend and unbalance Russia, or completely mesmerised by this British clown he considered his friend. While someone like Boris has no friends, but his own image in the mirror. I do not accept that Zelensky thought it would come to this, as some claim he is just as corrupt as the rest of them in Kiev. That may be the case, but as he refused to leave Ukraine in the initial stages as NATO suggested, he signaled that he still thought he would emerge from all of this on top, either way. He is no longer holding back, and openly blames NATO for its failure to deliver, and spending the lives of thousands upon thousands of Ukrainian men and women, even as he is lying about the actual figures. None of the promises made to him personally were honoured. The weapon systems and ammo did not arrive, or they were in terrible shape, bought by NATO from countries all over the globe, since NATO is not producing any of it in the quantities needed by Ukraine. Not understanding that all of that was due to the failure of NATO's original plan, not shared with him at any stage.
If Russia would have done an 'Iraq Blitz' to conquer all of Ukraine in a couple of days, as all the NATO 'experts' said it would, none of these heavy weapons would have been needed. Merely the kind of weapons NATO provides to terrorists/proxy warriors elsewhere, to supply 'Stay Behind' saboteurs. Not tanks, artillery, armoured vehicles, air defence systems and an air force. And in that case, with Zelensky in exile, it would have been an entirely different war. But after the attempt by Russia to force Zelensky's hand through their 'SMO'-power projection failed, due to Johnson's intervention, they withdrew behind the Surovikin line, dug in, and turned it into a war of attrition. NATO and Zelensky celebrated it as a victory, not understanding what was about to hit them. Same thing recently with Kursk. Even if it wasn't a Russian trap, which it most certainly may have been, it was a crucial mistake to invade Russia. A formidable military blunder.
Allowing Ukraine to join NATO immediately is not going to fly. There will never be any consensus among the existing members to allow that, since it would be a fully automated declaration of war with Russia. 'Voices' are saying that this 'Victory Plan' is actually meant to fail, after which Zelensky can blame his NATO 'friends', which betrayed him, and wave the white flag to Russia. In a perverse way this may suit Johnson fine, shifting the blame for his own overblown ego to those 'traitors' in NATO, but the truth is, the entire 'Rand' plan never had a chance to begin with if Russia would respond in the way it did. And anyone who has observed Putin, and those around him, should have understood that he was not easily provoked into acting impulsively, or take baits. Russia was in control from 'Day One'. In fact, right after NATO spit him in the face when he warned them that there would be war if NATO insisted on expanding, back in 2007, by immediately inviting both Ukraine and Georgia to join, a move vehemently opposed by both Merkel and Sarkozy, but rammed through by the 'Bush administration', where Putin was called 'Pootie Poot', thinking they 'owned' him, Russia patiently and deliberately prepared for today every step of the way, knowing it would be inevitable unless NATO reinvented itself, offering them several opportunities to do so, even in 2021. But it didn't.
On this blog I wrote that I feel strongly that the Ukrainian people have had enough. The majority doesn't care if Zelensky, or the Rada, sits down with Putin, and agrees to his terms, as long as the war ends, and they can pick up their lives. And I believe strongly that the war will end if Zelensky, or the Rada does that. And that there will still be a 'Ukraine' left. A country which can look to the future, with contracts and help from 'BRICS' countries, as it will be under no obligation to pay back any of the 'loans' provided by the NATO-countries under false pretenses, given the way it was treated.
The dyed in the wool 'Russia Hate' bullies in Ukraine, and in the more war-minded countries in Europe, will kick and scream, and it may very well be the end of Mark Rutte's lucrative, tax free top job as NATO will cease to exist, replaced by more defensive structures and binding bilateral agreements, not 'Minsk Accords'. Russia will secure its new borders, and be on the look-out for terrorist attacks on its soil by people who do not want peace, but it will actually help Ukraine to rebuild, and stabilise their economy, despite this tragedy. This goes against the grain if you listen to 'Warparty' advocates, but it is in-line with both my own prediction from before this violent episode, and what Putin said in his chat with Tucker Carlson. Moreover, all the 'BRICS'-nations, most certainly China and India, wouldn't have it any other way.