“The leaks are probably part of the process to prepare the US public for abandoning Ukraine”.
None of the commenters I read have suggested this but to me it’s the explanation that makes the most sense.
The offensive will happen (*) and it’s going to be a catastrophe, impossible to sweep under the carpet. The optics are going to be even worse that the retreat from Afghanistan.
At least that didn’t happen as a result of a single military event, one day the US were there, the next they weren’t and the US trained Afghan army disappeared without a fight. But this…is going to be more dramatic and provide hundreds of images of very expensive, burnt western materiel. The public has to be put on notice.
* or, as some are saying, it’s a way to help the US wash their hands off the offensive and start wrapping up the whole circus.
“The leaks are probably part of the process to prepare the US public for abandoning Ukraine”.
None of the commenters I read have suggested this but to me it’s the explanation that makes the most sense.
The offensive will happen (*) and it’s going to be a catastrophe, impossible to sweep under the carpet. The optics are going to be even worse that the retreat from Afghanistan.
At least that didn’t happen as a result of a single military event, one day the US were there, the next they weren’t and the US trained Afghan army disappeared without a fight. But this…is going to be more dramatic and provide hundreds of images of very expensive, burnt western materiel. The public has to be put on notice.
* or, as some are saying, it’s a way to help the US wash their hands off the offensive and start wrapping up the whole circus.