Russian President Vladimir Putin has already lost his intervention in Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said this.

"He wanted to wipe Ukraine and its sovereignty off the map and annex it to Russia. This is already a failure," the state secretary said.

After all, is Russia playing the role of a winner? On what basis did Blinken say this?

The US-based expert, national security analyst, and lawyer Irina Tsukerman told Ednews that Blinken's comments are meant to be strategic communication to demoralize Russians and their allies and to support Ukraine, but in reality, they are both premature and in certain ways counterproductive:

"Russia's goal was not to wipe Ukraine off the map as such; Russia's goal was to take over Ukraine quickly, put in a puppet government, and benefit in perpetuity from its natural resources and strategic control."

According to her Biden is right about the attack on sovereignty but because he fundamentally does not address the core of Moscow's interest, the rest of the messaging comes out wrong and therefore ignores the continuing threat:

"The reality is that Russia has not given up, has not stopped fighting, and despite the reported progress by Ukraine in the counteroffensive in the South, is still firmly entrenched in many years. Russia's military has been weakened and it has mobilized NATO but it has also strengthened and expanded its own alliances and has made successes in information warfare, particularly in the US where it works through various proxies to raise skepticism about support for Ukraine. So while Russia may not have accomplished all of its goals, it is still thinking long-term and is looking to wear down the West with a mixture of an endless frozen conflict which is what will happen without immediate and substantive lethal support as well with active measures and cognitive warfare aimed at the voters."

 National security analyst noted that already most people are seeing splits in the Republicans and supporters and the change in messaging by several previously dedicated institutions and some of the media:

"Blinken's comments are not helpful. If the voters think the war is already over, they have no reason to continue pushing for support for Ukraine. Instead, he should be emphasizing that while Russia has thus far failed to undo Ukraine's sovereignty thanks to the courage and dedication of the Ukrainian people AND to NATO support, it still remains a grave threat to both Ukraine and the international community, and we should spare no resources to help Ukraine win the war as quickly as possible."

Ulviyya Shahin