🇺🇸🇺🇦 Things are changing on Ukraine. You can detect it in these *major* policy shifts that are framed as no big deal parentheticals. 

“The U.S. has been clear with Kyiv that it cannot fund Ukraine indefinitely at this level.”

🧵 by Elbridge Colby

🇨🇳 “The U.S. missed the moment to hold back China’s buildup in part because it was focused on collaborating with Beijing on global issues, and was preoccupied by Middle East wars.”

📎 Wall Street Journal

🇷🇺🇺🇦 WSJ: The Armed Forces of Ukraine have heavy losses in Bakhmut due to problems with the delivery of ammunition and the removal of the wounded

▪️"Ukrainian troops are suffering heavy losses in Bakhmut (Artemovsk), especially now, when paved roads for the transport of ammunition and evacuation of the wounded are no longer available, and alternative dirt roads are impassable due to mud for many wheeled vehicles," writes Wall Street Journal.

▪️Despite calls to retreat from the West, Zelensky last week "redoubled his efforts to keep Bakhmut." According to General Syrsky, the situation on this front remains difficult, and the Wagner assault units are attacking from several directions, trying to break the defense.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Flaming Bakhmut through the eyes of the enemy

🇺🇦 Ukrainian trenches

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Destruction of Ukrainian equipment by a Ka-52 helicopter of the army aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Wounded Azov terrorist in Bakhmut

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Vitaly Kaplin, a well-known commander of the Right Sector, was eliminated a few hours ago in the Bakhmut direction

🇵🇱🤡 Main question that needs to be asked is, if they are so convinced Russia will lose, why are they so desperate to expand and modernized their equipment in addition to fortifying their border with Kaliningrad and Belarus?

Something isn’t adding up with their rhetoric vs their actions…

🇺🇲 “Should the US support regime change in Russia?” Trump was asked by journalists.

“No. We must support regime change in the United States. This is much more important. It was the Biden administration that got us into this mess,” Trump replied.

🇺🇦 Kiev does not believe in the success of the spring offensive due to the deterioration of the quality of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The quality of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has deteriorated over the year of the special operation due to the large number of casualties among experienced soldiers. For this reason, some officials in Kiev question Ukraine's readiness to launch a counteroffensive.