Biden did not aim at Ukraine’s victory - Time
Ukraine's victory in the war against Russia has never been the goal of US President Joe Biden.
This is reported by Time, Censor.NET informs.
The White House believed that Ukraine could not win the war
It is noted that when Russia invaded Ukraine almost three years ago, President Joe Biden identified three goals for the US response. Ukraine's victory was never one of them. The phrase the White House used to describe its mission at the time - to support Ukraine "for as long as it takes" - was deliberately vague. It also raised questions: How long would it take to do what?
"We were deliberately not talking about the territorial parameters," Eric Green, who was working on Biden's National Security Council at the time and oversaw Russia policy, told Time.
In other words, the United States did not promise to help Ukraine regain all of the lands occupied by Russia, let alone the vast territories in eastern Ukraine and the Crimean peninsula seized during Russia's first invasion in 2014.
Green says the reason was simple: the White House believed Ukraine was unable to do so, even with strong Western assistance.
"That was not going to be a success story ultimately. The more important objective was for Ukraine to survive as a sovereign, democratic country free to pursue integration with the West. That was one of the three objectives Biden set," the newspaper writes.
He also wanted the US and its allies to remain united and insisted on avoiding direct conflict between Russia and NATO.
Biden's allies disappointed with his vision of Russia's war in Ukraine
As the Times noted, looking back on his leadership during the war in Ukraine, which will surely shape his legacy as a statesman, Biden has achieved these three goals. But success on these limited terms is not satisfying even to some of his closest allies and advisers.
"It’s unfortunately the kind of success where you don’t feel great about it. Because there is so much suffering for Ukraine and so much uncertainty about where it’s ultimately going to land," Green said.
