Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov is correct in claiming that multiple schemes are being carried out under the pretext of sending NATO aid to Kiev, which includes arming terrorists and mercenaries as accidentally implied by recent reports from Sky News and the New York Times respectively. What’s contestable, however, is him suggesting that the arms that actually arrive at the trenches won’t make any military difference.
Kadyrov may be underestimating the effect of the latest weapons transfer but as far as any stalemate is concerned, there is every indication that it is voluntary on the part of Russia and that they are not yet ready to advance in any substantial way. It is better to let the NATO/Ukriaine bring everything 500 miles from Poland. It is better to take time over weakening the Ukrainian infrastructure. It is better to wait for the right weather. Finally there is annecdotal evidence from the front line that Russian troops are being restrained from pushing on when resistance in front of them collapses. So stalemate is the wrong word. Static front yes.
Kadyrov may be underestimating the effect of the latest weapons transfer but as far as any stalemate is concerned, there is every indication that it is voluntary on the part of Russia and that they are not yet ready to advance in any substantial way. It is better to let the NATO/Ukriaine bring everything 500 miles from Poland. It is better to take time over weakening the Ukrainian infrastructure. It is better to wait for the right weather. Finally there is annecdotal evidence from the front line that Russian troops are being restrained from pushing on when resistance in front of them collapses. So stalemate is the wrong word. Static front yes.
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