Week 118 may end up being one of the turning points in this war. It was the week that Jake Sullivan’s gutless, too clever by half “don’t make Putin mad” strategy was finally curbstomped by allies who just couldn’t take the pictures of dead Ukrainian kids anymore. Read the whole story at Biden Reverses Course and Permits Limited Ukrainian Strikes Inside of Russia Using American Weapons.
The trend toward depriving Russia of its frozen assets continues to move forward. The G7 finance ministers agreed to use the income from Russian assets to pay interest on reconstruction bonds for Ukraine.
We also see some unlikely countries stepping up and doing the right thing. Sweden was one of the first nations to give Ukraine permission to use Swedish weapons against Russian targets in Russia. France is about to deploy military trainers inside of Ukraine.
Here are some of my past updates.
