UK urges Ukraine to 'maintain momentum' in winter

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UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has called on Ukraine to "keep up the
pressure" on Russian forces in the coming months, arguing that Kiev is
well-prepared to fight in freezing conditions. Wallace made the remarks in
an interview with The Daily Beast on Thursday.

The defense secretary suggested that Kiev's forces had the advantage "in
equipment training and [the] quality of their personnel" over Russian
troops.

With this in mind, "it would be in Ukraine's interest to maintain momentum
through the winter," he said, adding that "the international community"
has provided Kiev with "300,000 pieces of arctic warfare kit."

https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/273132029/uk-urges-ukraine-to-maintain-momentum-in-winter

Wallace's comments come after US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin warned
that Ukraine might be about to face a "harsh winter," as the country is
reeling under Russian strikes on its infrastructure. Moscow has been
targeting Ukrainian energy facilities since October 10, after accusing
Kiev of attacking Russian structures, including the strategic Crimean
Bridge.

Due to these strikes, Ukraine has been experiencing rolling blackouts,
with Ukrainian authorities saying that these attacks knocked out about 40%
of the nation's energy infrastructure.

However, by urging Ukraine to push on, the British defense secretary is
contradicting earlier statements made by General Mark Milley, who heads
the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, as he warned that Ukraine's chances of
"kicking the Russians out of all" of the country were low.

The top US general also indicated that the upcoming winter was a
diplomatic opportunity for Kiev. "When there's an opportunity to
negotiate, when peace can be achieved, seize it. Seize the moment," he
said.

At the same time, US President Joe Biden said last week that he expected
the ongoing conflict in Ukraine to "slow down" in winter due to the
"inability to move as easily around the country" while vowing to continue
supporting Kiev

### - not forgetting that another (more far-right) uk minister is/was
calling for action 'before' winter sets in or run the risk of allowing
russia to establish themselves behind their new lines and the resulting
stalemate etc, etc... here's the rest of 'em still 'thinking' about what
they maybe should or shouldn't do 'before' the time to act runs out??
(conflicting information between them often being a ruse to create
uncertainty...)

so then it's all still up in the air huh (or maybe even already decided,
who knows!) but whatever they eventually do they prolly wont tell us about
it, of course not, lol we'll be lucky to get a 20-minute warning tops if
things go seriously wrong heh...

to act or not to act, that IS now the question!

don't act and russia wins, or act and risk a far more serious conflict...

'either' choice likely to be disastrous?

difficult moments indeed...

white to move.