Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has seemed quite pleased with himself ever since his country’s recent surprise invasion of the Russian Oblast of Kursk and the capture of some territory in the area, primarily farmlands. The real result of the incursion has been something of a mixed bag because the Russians are once again pushing further into Ukrainian territory on the Eastern front, but I suppose the move into Kursk generated some good headlines at home to cheer up his people. But when Zelensky gave a video address to the nation yesterday in celebration of Ukraine’s Independence Day, he made an announcement that really caught me off guard. He proudly stated to his people that, “The enemy has been defeated.” Really? Is he saying that Russia surrendered? While I’m not any sort of expert in regional affairs over there, I follow the news pretty closely as part of my job and it…