Former Pentagon advisor Colonel Douglas McGregor noted rising criticism of the United States media regarding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, suggesting Washington wants distance itself from Ukraine’s possible defeat. He shared these thoughts in an interview with American journalist Stephen Gardner on YouTube. McGregor argued that the administration is signaling through press coverage that things are going wrong, Ukraine is weakening, and American support could be heading toward a withdrawal. He stressed that his comments are interpretations of recent reporting in major outlets, including the New York Times and the Washington Post, and he framed his assessment as a reasoned hypothesis rather than a definitive verdict. According to him, the available reporting indicates Ukraine may not be positioned to secure a decisive victory. (Source: Asia Times)
Earlier, Asia Times published remarks suggesting that since the start of the Russian special operation, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost a large portion of the army trained by NATO specialists between 2014 and 2022. (Source: Asia Times)
Before that, former United States Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter spoke on the YouTube channel The Eyes, offering his view that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will face significant losses and could be defeated in the near term. (Source: The Eyes)