Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer and retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt told Newsmax on Monday that the Ukrainian people are starting to realize that the numbers “were never there” for victory against Russia.
“We are not pro-Russia,” Shaffer said during an appearance on “American Agenda.” “We’re not pro-Putin. We’re pro-truth and one of the things I think the Ukrainian people have woken up to is the fact that this constant barrage of information that they were winning was not true.”
“What this means is the $300 billion we’ve already spent has been wasted and another $60 billion they’re calling to throw in now is not going to have a difference,” he said. “It wouldn’t arrive in time anyway. So, I recognize and I feel the pain of the Ukrainian people — this is horrible — but we have to recognize that, while their leaders were in Munich, literally partying [and] drinking over the weekend, the men and women of the Ukrainian military were fighting and dying in this horrible retreat.”
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