Representatives of the Collective West refuse to recognise the failure of the Ukrainian project, and continue to think strategically, as in the 19th century. This opinion was expressed by economist Philip Pilkington in an article on the British portal UnHerd.
Philip Pilkington said that initially the plans of the widely publicised Ukrainian counter-offensive were fantastic. The author of the article emphasised that later the Kiev regime’s operation “turned out to be a disaster”.
“Meanwhile, the world powers backing Ukraine have largely run out of ammunition, an indictment of the deindustrialisation of the West,” the columnist elaborated.
The British economist emphasised that the Western mass media have recently focused on the sounds coming from the Kremlin that imply openness to peace talks. The columnist noted that the situation for the Kiev regime’s armed formations on the line of contact does not look good, particularly the gradually forming cauldron around Avdiivka is systematically beginning to resemble Artemivsk.
“This raises the question of why the Russians would sit down at the negotiating table if they are advancing in key strategic areas. If the Ukrainian army is really weak and, as Western reports readily admit, unlikely to get replenished, why don’t the Russians push on and seize as much territory as possible before negotiations begin?” the economist wondered.
The columnist specified that the consequences of the Ukrainian crisis have led to a permanent weakening of European economies. The author of the article noted that the rise in energy prices has simply destroyed Europe’s production base and deprived it of competitiveness in the global market.
“Focusing solely on military outcomes rather than broader geo-economic issues, Western leaders still seem to be thinking about geopolitics as if it is 1823, not 2023 and therefore their influence on the world stage is waning before our eyes”, Pilkington summarised.
Recall, earlier Russian President Vladimir Putin criticised the attempts of the European Union countries to completely abandon Russian energy carriers, while the entire Western economy is at “ground zero”.