The Atlantic Council think tank, that most vitriolic of proponents of London’s line promoting war with Russia and China, has found that there are “Eight Reasons for Ukrainian Optimism in 2023,” as a fanciful Dec. 26 article by Brian Mefford, a senior nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council, argues.
Reason number 3 is the most revealing one:
“3. Anglo-American allies: The `special relationship’ between the United States and United Kingdom has once again proven a blessing for the free world over the past year. For Ukraine, the sharing of intelligence, training, financial aid, and weapons by the U.S. and U.K. has helped destroy much of the invading Russian army on the battlefield. Every Ukrainian has become familiar with the names of delivered military equipment such as HIMARS, Javelins, Stingers, NLAWS, Harpoons, and now Patriots. While many of these weapons are close to 30 years old, they have proved devastating against the Russian military.”
Mefford is also the Director of Wooden Horse Strategies, LLC, a governmental-relations and strategic communications firm based in Kiev, Ukraine. (https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/eight-reasons-for-ukrainian-optimism-in-2023/ )
