Last night I was wondering what Putin was up to. He finally gave a speech after delaying it repeatedly and making Russian television presenters look like fools (or at least appear to be very awkward). You can read about the speech here.

Now I am wondering what Ukraine is up to. Contrary to my expectations they seem to have put their offensive on a lull. You would think now would be the time to increase the pressure. I can think of a couple of possible explanations….

1. Maybe the Slavic tendency to extreme paranoia is stopping them from acting. If you recall, Ukraine missed a huge opportunity to take advantage of the Russia withdrawal from Kerson because they thought it was some kind of trap. Some pro-Ukrainian sources still have that fear about current events as can be seen by this link.

2. The Ukrainians are trying to keep the pressure off so units feel free to leave the defense line to support one side or the other. If this is there plan, it don’t seem to be working yet.

3. The Ukrainians were bloodied worse the pro-Ukrainian sources would have you believe and they are using this time to recover.

4. They are working on something big and it takes time to get everything in place. I am recently hearing rumors that Ukraine is on the move again but nothing substantial.

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