Comment

  As we watch the developments in Ukraine, at present we are seeing a stalling of Russian ground troops and an increase in Russian aerial bombardment. A lot of credit is being given to the Ukraine military and the will of the Ukrainian people in the way that they are counterattacking and resisting an overwhelming force. There is also talk of demoralization of the Russian land forces with supply line disruption and a poor and unclear attack strategy.

  In its present state, there is a sense that the Russian planners underestimated the ability of the Ukrainian forces and simultaneously there is the will of the Ukrainian people and the admirable inspirational leadership of  Zelensky.

  I would like to suggest that there is one more force that is on the side of Ukraine and this is beyond the defensive weaponry that is going to Ukraine from several countries. It is the will of most of the people on the planet, we want Ukraine to succeed. Of course there are many, even in the USA who fully support Putin and his autocratic one person top down rule, but this is a minority of people. The vast majority of people around the world want Ukraine to succeed. Is this something you can measure or examine objectively to understand, probably not. Yet, Ukraine is clearly no push over and we want them to sustain their resistance and to ultimately win this war foisted on their country by an oligarch leader.