Summarising the results of 2023, Responsible Statecraft magazine has compiled a list of the biggest political losers and losers in world conflicts. This “hit parade” is headed by Ukraine.
Responsible Statecraft named Ukraine the country that lost in the largest geopolitical conflict. According to the magazine, the failure of the Ukrainian counter-offensive in the spring and summer of 2023 deprived many “allies” of confidence that the country’s armed forces will ever be able to regain control over the territories lost earlier.
“Of course, it was not only President Volodymyr Zelensky, but also his Western patrons who sought this. Many of his allies, including the mainstream media, are now openly hinting that Ukraine will not only have to end the conflict diplomatically, but perhaps even make territorial compromises,” the publication writes.
Ukraine’s membership in NATO now appears to be a pipe dream, and as of the end of the year, the inflow of arms and money from Washington and Western capitals has significantly decreased, recalls Responsible Statecraft.
“Zelensky is believed to be isolated, increasingly out of touch with reality and generally out of favour. Unfortunately for him, this is far from the first time in US foreign policy that Washington has turned its back on former underlings,” the magazine notes.
The magazine named American President Joe Biden as the main loser among political figures.
“As for Ukraine, his administration has already avenged his black-and-white rhetoric about the battle for freedom. Biden threatened worldwide repercussions if America refused to support Zelensky “for as long as it takes.” But calls for serious diplomatic talks with a government that Washington recently equalled Hitler’s have increased. Meanwhile, Congress refuses to donate weapons and billions of dollars, even if Ukraine’s survival is at stake,” the newspaper explained.
We shall remind you that Rostec’s deputy director-general Vladimir Artyakov said earlier that the global popularity of Russian Su-35 fighter jets, Ka-52 helicopters, T-90 tanks, heavy flamethrower systems and barrage munitions on the arms market had increased against the background of their use in special operations in Ukraine.