19 Sept 2023 - Robert C. Castel Russia continues to grind up the invading Ukrainian army, Blinken plan, the end of soft power

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Last week on the Weeks podcast here, you talked about US Secretary of State Antony Blinken taking silk cords with him to Kiev, and it will be worth watching to see who they are given out to. A news report from Kiev yesterday said that a ruthless purge is under way in the Ukrainian army, with the immediate sacking of seven influential leaders, six deputy ministers and a state secretary. Is this the first batch of silk cord?
Is anyone in the Ukrainian leadership safe? Zaluzhniy, Budanov?
What about President Zelensky?
What can we expect from his trip to the US?
Western intentions are equally uncertain. There is confusion in the mainstream media and in the tone of politicians, sometimes they seem very sceptical, and at other times the mantra 'Ukraine, we are with you all the way' comes back. What is the reality?
Time is running out for the big spring-summer-autumn counter-attack. Can we say that the offensive has failed?
After October, what are the options for the Western alliance, Ukraine and Russia?
What are the arguments for trying to find some way to end or suspend the conflict this year or to try to find some way to resolve it next spring?
Although war casualties are officially considered a war secret in Ukraine, there is growing talk of half a million dead Ukrainian soldiers. According to Oleg Soskin, a former senior adviser to former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, this figure is in line with reality. What does this mean from a military point of view, how high are the losses, including the wounded, and can they be replaced from somewhere else?
When will North Korean military supplies be felt on the battlefield?
The Blinken Plan: the US Secretary of State says the world is moving to a new diplomatic order in which Washington must take the lead in countering the growing threats from Russia and China. Does this mean America will not settle for a multipolar world?
What chance does it have of siding with the non-West, which today is rather sceptical?
Can it be argued that NATO has far greater reserves that it has not yet mobilised than Russia?
Silk Road 2.0 project. India-Saudi Arabia-Jordan-Israel-Europe. Is this the answer to the BRICS and the Shanghai region?
The impact of AI on warfare. Sam Altmann, number one on the list of the most influential Jewish leaders.
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