Russia's SMO in Ukraine at a "Dead End?"

by Stephen Lendman

Once again reading lines scripted for him to recite from his Polish hideout, caricature of a leader Zelensky — a powerless know-nothing US-installed puppet — sounded delusional and detached from reality by falsely claiming that dominant Russian forces in Ukraine are at a "dead end (sic)."

At the same time, know-nothing Russophobes — masquerading as analysts — defied reality their own way by falsely claiming that Russia is running out of forces.

Saying Moscow is forced to use private military elements and proxy militias — along with untrained conscripts — ignored reality on the ground.

With attribution to what Paul Craig Roberts explained last week, the status of Russia's military is worlds apart from the above rubbish.

Its military is comprised of about one million active duty forces — enhanced by around two million reservists, Roberts citing globalfirepower.com.

Russia — not the US — is the world's dominant superpower.

With a defense budget a small fraction of what hegemon USA spends to enrich its merchants of death and destruction, Russia's super-weapons exceed the best in the West because of efficient and effective use of its resources.

Its hypersonic ballistic and cruise missiles — able to carry multiple nuclear and/or conventional warheads — can penetrate US/Western air defenses to strike targets with pinpoint accuracy anywhere worldwide.

Its technological advances, command and control, electronic warfare systems and intelligence capabilities are unmatched in the West.

Vladimir Putin earlier said that Russia will not engage in an arms race. 

It'll use its resources effectively and efficiently for maximum bang for the buck to defend the nation against foreign threats.

"How are we able to…remain in the lead," he asked? 

"By using our brains, by intellect, by a better work organization, by minimizing" waste, fraud and abuse, by focusing on achieving maximum defense capabilities against possible aggression.

In numerous super-weapon categories, Russia's exceed the best in the West, the best in the world. 

"We need it to be better than the best," said Putin, adding:

"This is not a chess game where…we can be content with a draw." 

Russian weapons and defense capabilities "must be better" than other countries because of the threat to its security by US-dominated NATO.

Along with its unmatched super-weapons, Russia's military has over "4,000 aircraft and 1,500 helicopters," Roberts explained, adding:

Its military "has 13,000 tanks, 27,000 armored fighting vehicles and nearly 6,000 self-propelled guns for artillery." 

Its navy has "600 ships, including one aircraft carrier, 15 destroyers and 63 submarines."

Since launching its SMO on Feb. 24, Russia's military has been rolling over Ukrainian troops — degrading, battering and decisively defeating them.

There's no ambiguity about reality on the ground.

Hyperventilating claims otherwise by US/Western regimes, puppet Zelensky, NATO puppet Stoltenberg, Russophobic "analysts" and their MSM press agents are worlds apart from reality on the ground.

Instead of surrendering to vastly superior Russian forces with halting the decimation of Ukrainian troops, protecting the nation's people and preventing further collapse of its economy, puppet Zelensky salutes and obeys orders from his US master.

Uncaring about expendable Biden regime proxies and millions of ordinary Ukrainians, dominant US dark forces manipulated puppet Zelensky to continue the futility of waging hegemon USA's proxy war on Russia.

On Sunday at a Berlin meeting of NATO foreign ministers, US-installed alliance puppet Stoltenberg sounded as delusional as Zelensky, saying:

Russia's SMO "is not going as Moscow had planned (sic)."

"They failed to take Kiev (sic)."

"They are pulling back from around Kharkov (sic)."

"Their major offensive in the Donbass stalled (sic)."

"Russia is not achieving its strategic objectives (sic)."

Reality on the ground is worlds apart from Stoltenberg's hyperventilating nonsense.

The same goes for dubiously claiming that the war-making alliance "is stronger than ever (sic) — and US/Western regimes are "solidly united (sic)."

He was especially delusional by falsely claiming that badly battered and beaten Ukrainian forces near collapse "can win this war (sic)," adding:

They're "bravely defending their homeland (and) making a real difference on the battlefield (sic)" — by steadily retreating in the face of steady advances by overwhelmingly dominant Russian forces.

They're decisively winning the battle of Ukraine to achieve clearly stated objectives.

It's just a matter of time before Ukrainian troops collapse altogether — and Kiev's economy with them the longer Russia's SMO continues.