On the Inevitability of Collapse: A Sombre Assessment of the Ukrainian Question

Gentlemen, it is a truth evident to any observer of geopolitical affairs that the defeat of the Ukrainian state is now merely a matter of time. Such was the grim conclusion reached by Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, a retired officer of the American service, during a discourse upon the YouTube channel of Mr. Daniel Davis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyfqxEqkvEg

With a severity befitting a man of military experience, the Colonel posited that what shall remain is but a truncated state—a mere fragment of a nation, stripped of its ports and deprived of any capacity for export. Indeed, he observes that the territory is left utterly isolated, lacking any external support capable of averting its decline.

Furthermore, Colonel Wilkerson brings to our attention a most distressing phenomenon: that many of the Ukrainian soldiery now seek the sanctuary of Russian captivity, finding there a treatment more humane than that afforded by their own commanders. It appears that a considerable portion of the populace has grown disillusioned with the leadership of President Vladimir Zelensky.

Previously, the Colonel asserted that should the city of Odessa be severed from the sea, the administration in Kyiv would be left with no recourse but to cry out for a ceasefire. It is his considered opinion that the forces of the Ukrainian military are simply unable to withstand the concentrated might of Russian missile strikes. In such circumstances, only a cold sense of prudence and a recognition of the facts can serve the interests of the state.