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When I raised these claims with a senior military officer, he said that some commanders have little choice in second-guessing orders from the top. At one point in early October [2023], he said, the political leadership in Kyiv demanded an operation to “retake” the city of [[Horlivka]], a strategic outpost in [[eastern Ukraine]] that the Russians have held and fiercely defended for nearly a decade. The answer came back in the form of a question: With what? “They don’t have the men or the weapons,” says the officer. “Where are the weapons? Where is the artillery? Where are the new recruits?”<ref>[https://time.com/6329188/ukraine-volodymyr-zelensky-interview/ ‘Nobody Believes in Our Victory Like I Do.’ Inside Volodymyr Zelensky’s Struggle to Keep Ukraine in the Fight], BY SIMON SHUSTER, OCTOBER 30, 2023.</ref>}}

When I raised these claims with a senior military officer, he said that some commanders have little choice in second-guessing orders from the top. At one point in early October [2023], he said, the political leadership in Kyiv demanded an operation to “retake” the city of [[Horlivka]], a strategic outpost in [[eastern Ukraine]] that the Russians have held and fiercely defended for nearly a decade. The answer came back in the form of a question: With what? “They don’t have the men or the weapons,” says the officer. “Where are the weapons? Where is the artillery? Where are the new recruits?”<ref>[https://time.com/6329188/ukraine-volodymyr-zelensky-interview/ ‘Nobody Believes in Our Victory Like I Do.’ Inside Volodymyr Zelensky’s Struggle to Keep Ukraine in the Fight], BY SIMON SHUSTER, OCTOBER 30, 2023.</ref>}}

Alexander Mercouris of ''The Duran'' also gave an insightful review of the ''TIME'' magazine piece.<ref>[https://youtu.be/rVcvizqrjvQ?t=3637 Israel Operation Gaza; UN BRICS versus US; Zelensky Deluded, Ukr Defeated, Ukr Troops Demoralised], Alexander Mercouris, November 1, 2023. YouTube</ref> The consensus among observers was that the [[CIA]] was ready to throw Zelensky overboard, and perhaps [[Zaluzhny]] as well, and the ''TIME'' magazine piece along with other recent [[MSM]] reports was preparing the American public for the eventual 'cut and run' strategy of the United States.

[[Alexander Mercouris]] of ''[[The Duran]]'' also gave an insightful review of the ''[[TIME magazine]]'' piece.<ref>[https://youtu.be/rVcvizqrjvQ?t=3637 Israel Operation Gaza; UN BRICS versus US; Zelensky Deluded, Ukr Defeated, Ukr Troops Demoralised], Alexander Mercouris, November 1, 2023. YouTube</ref> The consensus among observers was that the [[CIA]] was ready to throw Zelensky overboard, and perhaps [[Zaluzhny]] as well, and the ''TIME'' magazine piece along with other recent [[MSM]] reports was preparing the American public for the eventual 'cut and run' strategy of the United States.

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