NATO Testing Waters on Buffer Zone as Ukraine Offensive Grinds to Halt

Update for the conflict in Ukraine for October 2, 2023 - Ukraine’s offensive is now at the 4 month mark, exhausting its potential and failing to achieve any of its objectives; - The Western media admits that Russia has actually gained more territory this year including during the Ukrainian offensive despite being on the defensive; - Russia continues degrading a variety of Ukrainian military capabilities the West cannot sufficiently replace while maintaining pressure along the line of contact; - Both the Russian economy and its military industrial base are admittedly growing while Ukraine and its Western sponsors exhaust their stockpiles, lacking the ability to renew them; - The West continues talking about building military industrial projects within Ukrainian territory, with the UK recently claiming they may send British troops to “train” Ukrainians in Ukraine; - This appears to be the foundation for creating a “buffer zone” within western Ukraine, similar to the US-Turkish occupation in Syria, meant to freeze the conflict; References: Failing Offensive New York TImes - Who’s Gaining Ground in Ukraine? This Year, No One (September 28, 2023): https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/09/28/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-map-front-line.html RT - Russian general in charge of Ukraine operation speaks out (October 2022): https://www.rt.com/russia/564934-general-surovikin-ukraine-operation/ The Times - Ukraine counteroffensive: ‘I’m ready to die . . . 90% of the guys here will die too’ (September 5, 2023): https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ukraine-counteroffensive-i-m-ready-to-die-90-of-the-guys-here-will-die-too-76jvs3kwj Mediazona - Russian casualties in Ukraine (September 22, 2023): https://en.zona.media/article/2022/05/20/casualties_eng NYT - Russia Overcomes Sanctions to Expand Missile Production, Officials Say (September 13, 2023): https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/us/politics/russia-sanctions-missile-production.html Novaya Gazeta - The barren barrels (November 2022): https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2022/11/02/the-barren-barrels-en NYT - Defenses Carved Into the Earth (December 2022): https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/14/world/europe/russian-trench-fortifications-in-ukraine.html War on the Rocks - A Chat with Britain’s Top Officer, Adm. Radakin (September 18, 2023): https://warontherocks.com/2023/09/a-chat-with-britains-top-officer-adm-radakin/ Alexander Mercouris - NYT Ukr No Gains, Budanov: Continuing on Foot; German MSM: Rus Army Stronger; France Out of Niger (September 29, 2023): https://youtu.be/q6hbriZynaQ?si=4XzGRPdp4IJzl-nD Foreign Policy - Ukraine’s Longest Day (April 2023): https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/04/18/ukraine-russia-war-counteroffensive-attack-bakhmut-himars/ Buffer Zone NYT - Western Leaders Urge Arms Manufacturing in Ukraine (September 28, 2023): https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/28/world/europe/ukraine-arms-manufacturing-nato.html The Guardian - British troops could deploy to Ukraine for first time to train soldiers, says Grant Shapps (September 30, 2023): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/30/british-troops-could-deploy-to-ukraine-to-train-soldiers-says-grant-shapps Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR