In addition to dealing with endemic morale and corruption issues (see my previous post), the Ukraine military - which reports to the President - also needs to deal with the mainly right wing units of the Ukrainian National Guard - which reports to the Ministry of Internal Affairs - and which has rather different objectives... Continue Reading →
A View of Ukraine From the Vineyard of The Saker
Oh my goodness! I have just read the most logical, sensible and revealing article, I can't praise it highly enough, on the situation of Ukraine - particularly as it pertains to matters since the 2014 Western instigated Euromaidan coup. I thought I knew some background to all this, and the article does reach more or... Continue Reading →
No Lessons Learned
I struggled to arrive at a suitable title for this post. Options considered were: "US Pledges $30 Billion To Build Up Ukraine Military" on top of the billions that it has already invested in setting up and bolstering its own puppet government there. This, on the basis that Poroshenko, President of Ukraine, a bankrupt nation... Continue Reading →