Is Political West Bailing Out Due to ‘Real and Increasing Ukraine Fatigue’?

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Drago Bosnic | BRICS Portal - TRANSCEND Media Service

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17 Oct 2024 – The term “Ukraine fatigue” is certainly not new. We’re accustomed to the political West using it, particularly during the fall and winter, when Europe’s dependence on Russian energy is most apparent. However, it seems the latest usage of the term breaks off from the usual pattern and may indicate that the world’s most aggressive power pole is looking for ways to leave the Neo-Nazi junta to fend for itself.

The main issue seems to be how to accomplish this without it looking like yet another pathetic defeat. Obviously, the United States and EU/NATO are directly responsible for this dilemma, as the mainstream propaganda machine spent the last two and a half years claiming that “Ukraine is winning”. Anyone with a modicum of knowledge about the actual situation would laugh at this notion, but the vast majority of regular people simply don’t have access to such information.

However, top-ranking officials in US/EU/NATO often tell us what’s really going on with spelling it out. Namely, in an interview with FT, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen talked about the aforementioned “Ukraine fatigue” and stated that “it’s real, and increasingly so”. According to her assessment, wars in the Middle East (specifically Gaza and Lebanon) have further “heightened this fatigue”, as they’re also distracting the political West’s attention and resources away from supporting the Kiev regime.

“These two conflicts are, of course, very much linked. But for us Europeans, it would be important to realize that if we allow Russia to win in Ukraine, then essentially we end the credibility of our deterrence,” Valtonen said, adding: “There is support for Ukraine, but what is sufficient? That is the question. Many [countries] would like to think, since especially with the war waiting in the Middle East, it would be great if we found an answer to this war.”

As per usual, (geo)political schizophrenia is the standard practice in NATO, as it makes no sense to whine about “Ukraine fatigue” and then reiterate the “necessity of defeating Russia”. And yet, that’s exactly what high-ranking officials such as Valtonen continue to do. The need to win the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict might be a matter of prestige for the political West, but it’s a matter of survival for Russia, which is why the former will never be able to match the latter’s motivation and determination.

For the US/EU/NATO, the matter of “winning” is primarily tied to maintaining a certain reputation. However, they fail to understand that it’s long gone, particularly in the aftermath of a crushing and humiliating defeat in Afghanistan. Thus, there’s simply no reputation to speak of, as even the Taliban seem like heroes in comparison to the political West. As a result, the very idea that prolonging the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict would ameliorate this is ludicrous.

Not to mention that it’s also causing more “Ukraine fatigue”, both in Europe and North America. In addition, even the Europeans seem to be trying to get on Trump’s good side (something the Neo-Nazi junta is terrible at). Namely, he repeatedly promised to “end the war on the first day”. Given his popularity, many in the EU are likely preparing for his second term, as he might try at the very least.

We don’t really know if Trump will succeed in changing American foreign policy. However, his rhetoric certainly suggests he’ll try. During one of his recent campaign speeches, he pledged to “end the war in Ukraine, stop the chaos in the Middle East and prevent WW3”. Regardless of his true intentions, such statements are certainly welcome, particularly at a time when the Deep State and other war criminals in Washington DC and Brussels keep insisting on escalating the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict by continuously provoking Russia, including by trying to assassinate Putin. Combined with repeated attempts on Trump’s life, it’s clear what the warmongering oligarchy wants for the world. Thus, the ongoing power shift is leading to expected changes in the official narrative. Even the mainstream propaganda machine seems to be engaged in it.

Namely, headlines in Europe and the US now suggest that the Neo-Nazi junta’s situation is nowhere near the previous chest-thumping about “Russia losing”. This has been replaced by whining about dwindling supplies of weapons and munitions, massive losses, Russian advances and generally gloomy prospects for the Kiev regime. Germany and the US, both top suppliers, are complaining they have no heavy weapons to spare, with the Pentagon warning that “our supplies are not endless”, stressing they have to meet the needs of “both Israel and Ukraine”. Volodymyr Zelensky himself has been complaining about this, although this didn’t prevent him from presenting the laughable “victory plan” that even the infamous CNN isn’t too happy about. The document is essentially more of the same, only “wrapped a bit differently” to make it look “brand new”.

Even the staunchest supporters of the Neo-Nazi junta seem to be highly critical of it, including Julian Roepcke (better known as Jihadi Julian), one of the more prominent “military experts” at the Bild, a German tabloid. NYT is talking about a “not so good situation in Kursk [oblast]”, while the general situation on the battlefield is so bad that the US wants the Kiev regime to forcefully mobilize teenagers. However, in order to achieve this, the latter’s Territorial Recruitment Office (TCC) needs more foreigners. Multiple sources indicate that nearly 50% of its personnel are Poles and that this will swell to at least 70% by December. People simply don’t want to fight, which is why TCC has effectively become a genocidal organization detested by all regular Ukrainians, as it’s directly responsible for the deaths of at least 75 people every single day.

Even NATO-funded think tanks, such as the ISW (Institute for the Study of War), are reporting that around 20% of forcefully conscripted Ukrainians are beaten to death by TCC personnel. If such an organization is reporting these numbers, the actual situation is almost certainly orders of magnitude worse. However, even 20% is simply horrifying. Still, this begs the question, why would anyone in the political West reveal such information after years of trying to build the image of the Neo-Nazi junta as the “beacon of democracy”, particularly when nobody really asked for it.

It seems that Zelensky, whose lionization was the primary task of the mainstream propaganda machine, is now being thrown under the bus, as it can only be expected that he’s responsible for the policies of the TCC and other institutions of the Kiev regime. So, are we seeing the political West bailing out?

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Drago Bosnic is an independent geopolitical and military analyst.

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