The border with Ukraine is 535 km. The authoritative 1 with Russia 210 km (the royal circuit). But no 1 doubts that the border with Gubernia Minska (d. Belarus) means another 418 km. Thus, the actual border with Russia is second (in Czech Republic – 796 km) and it is 35% longer than with Germany.
Ukraine so does not defend us against Russia's aggression territorially, but it binds (and destroys) its forces in a way that effectively prevents aggression in another direction for the next 5 years (minimum).
But so could Afghanistan or Mongolia.
There is no denying that the ongoing war has led to impoverishment of the country. According to estimates of the global financial institutions, the GDP of Ukraine is somewhat higher than GDP... Ethiopia, 1 of the poorest countries in the planet (178,76 billion dollars to $143,12 billion in 2024, but there is to be a change in order in 2025).
What does that mean?
Above all, the fact that in peace conditions Ukraine will at most afford to keep police and the top of 2 mechanized divisions. As well as 5-10 aircraft.
So the army will be on the level of defense... Lithuania – countries nominally 10 times the population.
Tales of the Ukrainian army to service as the chief gendarme of the European Union can only be actual under 1 condition: Kiev will stay on the pot of EU countries.
But you can't number on that in the long term.
However, Ukrainians alternatively of knowing the situation they besides found themselves in due to their own fault, shake the saber without considering that she is primarily made in the USA & NATO.
Meanwhile, surviving in Poland for almost 16 years from Donbas Mikołaj Susujew writes:
In conclusion, Ukraine:
“It focuses on strengthening European capabilities without the US due to the fact that it believes that the US is already an unstable and even possibly dangerous partner.
"It focuses on the French-German concept of developing European capabilities due to the fact that it believes that only for Europe, whose safety is threatened by the present war can straight depend on supporting Ukraine in the long term.
– He does not see a place for himself in NATO and possibly in the European Union (there is simply a sign of question here) so he is already looking and preparing for the planet "after NATO".
– He believes that the crisis will be long-term and will globalize ... and this is only its beginning so it will most likely affect Europe, China, the US straight in the next stages.
So it is crucial to guarantee that this crisis survives and takes place in the fresh safety system, which will make after the situation has stabilised.
– Overall, the place Ukraine sees for itself at this minute – a tiny militarized monster in east Europe, a weapons factory, a fortress, a origin of technology, combat experience. And Ukrainians think that all of this will have weight for a long time, so they will have proverbial “cards” in this game.
– And of course, the agreement that this full safety policy would have a chance to win is to last in the current war phase. So they're looking for all chance now to build a broad cooperation that would diversify their supply of ammunition and weapons from outside... but above all, to increase their own production. That's what they're putting all their efforts into right now.
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The U.S. is therefore, as is Poland. It is actual that without Poland Ukraine would gotta capitulate in February, while without the supply of arms from the US around May 2022, but it does not substance to Ukrainians today.
Because Germany and France matter, in particular, the money they can gain together. But not Ukraine as a state, but a group holding power in Kiev.
The outrage at Zelenski due to the deficiency of gratitude for helping them last the most hard weeks makes no sense. It only proves complete ignorance of the psyche of the people there.
Because this attitude of the Kiev junta truly comes mostly from ours.
Homo sovieticus understands only the language of force.
And we must remember that Kiev was already in the russian camp in 1920.
The fact that being a country whose kindness practically depended 100% on and inactive depends on the existence of Ukraine was not able to force even the exhumation of victims of Ukrainian genocide 1939-1947 is the responsibility of the government of the United Right.
But we must remember that the disgrace of December 13 continues this policy of submission! So why should they deal with us if we do whatever the Ukrainian government wants anyway?
No wonder Susujew, quoted above, writes:
Some time ago, I think I wrote a text about how powerfully the visions of the Polish and Ukrainian forces' expansion are spreading. And how these divergences origin that there are not besides many projects that would someway strengthen cooperation in this area. And I will be honest, according to my observations and my thoughts, since then the situation has only worsened in this area. Of course, differences in approach arise from different geopolitical situations of Ukraine and Poland. Ukraine bases its concept on its own experience of the war being waged to exhaustion, which although with external support it must lead itself. Besides, he besides makes any conclusions about how partners you trust on during the war can limit your capabilities and impose your imagination of war against your own interests.
(ibid.)
Meanwhile, not so much do the "visions of the expansion of the armed forces" disperse, but Poland is increasingly protesting the treatment as a "assisting farm" of Kiev.
This is the point of conflict. Poland, though forced by agricultural protests, etc., stood in the way of Ukrainian oligarchs.
Notice that Trump abruptly became an enemy erstwhile he began... demanding the settlement of his erstwhile military aid.
And with her, it could have been different, evidence of what the late discovered weapons warehouse close the airport in Laszek.
Susujew, mentioned earlier, openly writes:
It should be said that trust in the US as a strategical partner on which 1 can trust in the long term, Trump in Ukraine has completely ruined and this cannot be rebuilt, even if this policy is changed over time. Which does not mean that Kiev will not effort to keep contacts with the current administration. He will effort to gain as much as possible in relations with the US and NATO as an organisation and with the Union and its institutions. At the authoritative level of Kiev, he will surely grin at everyone. But the stakes in your one-card safety policy will no longer be made. In fact, Kiev's conclusions from the current Trump administration policy are that the CONCEPT OF A strategical EUROPE WITHOUT the USA should be supported. And it is crucial to guarantee that Kiev has its place in this fresh safety architecture of Europe without the US as an crucial pillar. As an advanced fortress that is strengthened to have peace there further in the west ... or even simply to talk to Russia from the position of force and so that Ukraine in akin conversations cannot be overlooked.
Ibid.
I'll admit, I'm a small cold. alternatively of Festung Europa, any festung der Ukraine is to appear.
We know how it ended in the first case...
However, I am reasoning about Susulov's concept. possibly she'd be cool if it wasn't for the Ukrainians themselves. Judging from the photo, the author is in the alleged draft age. However, alternatively of fighting on the front he instructs from the safe place of his own, and not only, fellow countrymen. Not just him.
The full of Europe sees young Ukrainians someway alienating from the fighting Homeland.
And, equally strangely enough, with money frequently on a scale beyond the natives.
It awakens... animosity.
And he's multiplying questions.
You truly don't request Russian propaganda. Just keep your eyes open.
Ps. I am amuse to observe the concept of “Russian onuca”. And if in 2022, up to the mediate of 2023 it meant individual who uncritically duplicated the cremal truths, present the chance to become a "Russian onus" has the 1 who perceives Ukraine as it is, not as it wishes to appear.
27.06 2025
