The takeaway is that a theoretical Russian breakthrough along the front lines, perhaps in Kharkov Region where its armed forces have gradually made progress over the summer, could be enough to force Kiev into accepting an informal ceasefire as a last resort against its will.
Fared Zakaria, for reasons not clear to me, seems to be treated as some sort of saintly oracle in liberal circles here in the USA. Yet many of his predictions and analysis have fallen flat.
It's a pity the Ukrainians trusted the west in the first place. It would have saved a whole lot of trouble.
Fared Zakaria, for reasons not clear to me, seems to be treated as some sort of saintly oracle in liberal circles here in the USA. Yet many of his predictions and analysis have fallen flat.