{"id":1982148,"date":"2023-07-25T12:08:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T16:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelenskyy-blames-west-for-ukraines-failure-to-start-counteroffensive\/"},"modified":"2023-07-25T12:10:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T16:10:19","slug":"zelenskyy-blames-west-for-ukraines-failure-to-start-counteroffensive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelenskyy-blames-west-for-ukraines-failure-to-start-counteroffensive\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy faults West for Ukraine&#8217;s counteroffensive delay."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fzelenskyy-blames-west-for-ukraines-failure-to-start-counteroffensive%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1982148&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>They say\u200c beggars\u2062 can\u2019t be choosers.<\/h2>\n<p>Unless, of course, you\u2019re an Eastern\u200c European nation that has already received\u2063 more than $113 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian\u2062 President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/zelenskyy-fumes-natos-unprecedented-absurd-decision-ukraine-membership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a> said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">recent interview<\/a> on CNN\u2019s \u201cFareed Zakaria GPS\u201d\u200c and in \u200ba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/07\/23\/zelenskyy-ukraine-counteroffensive-zakaria-00107721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> by Politico that the \u2062delay\u200d in launching\u2064 their nation\u2019s counteroffensive against Russia was due to a lack of sufficient munitions and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelenskyy-blames-west-for-ukraines-failure-to-start-counteroffensive\/\" title=\"Zelenskyy faults West for Ukraine's counteroffensive delay.\">proper training earlier<\/a>\u200c in the year.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking through a translator, Zelenskyy\u2063 reportedly said that the delay in the counteroffensives \u201cprovided Russia with time to mine all our lands and build several lines of defense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause of\u200c that, they built\u200d more of those lines. And, really, \u2062they \u200bhad a lot of mines in \u200dour fields,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<p>In an Op-Ed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2023\/06\/02\/ukraine-war-us-aid-must-continue-but-monitored\/70268552007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>, Sens. Kyrsten\u2064 Sinema of \u200cArizona and John Kennedy of\u2064 Louisiana pointed\u2063 out that $113\u200d billion in aid is a\u200c lot of money and that taxpayers \u201cdeserve\u2062 to know that each dollar sent to Ukraine is spent with the singular aim\u2064 of deterring Russian President Vladimir Putin and maintaining peace for the United\u2064 States\u200d and our allies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the joint piece\u200c published in June, the senators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mtg-rules-theory-tv-turned-concerning-message-silly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expressed concern<\/a> about the ability of \u2064Americans to keep tabs on the \u201cbillions of dollars [that] are flowing\u200d into Ukraine amid a violent war. It\u2019s not just following the money; it\u2019s following the guns, ammunition and tools we\u2019ve given to Ukraine, as\u200c well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The senators also said that instead of one \u2063entity to watch where the money is going, we have a \u201cpatchwork of watchdogs each\u200d following a different trail of money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUkraine is\u2064 not without flaws. We\u2019ve heard several unsettling\u2062 reports of bad actors exploiting our generosity. Some of our costly \u200dweapons have ended\u200c up in black markets. \u200bAnd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-directs-agencies-to-review-fight-against-global-corruption\/\" title=\"Biden Directs Agencies to Review Fight Against Global Corruption\">corrupt officials<\/a> have tried to line their own pockets,\u201d\u2064 the senators wrote.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should the United States be financing \u200dUkraine?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll entitles\u200d you to The Western Journal news\u2064 updates\u200b free of charge. You may \u200bopt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms\u2062 of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 0%\u2064 (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 100% \u2064(5 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In January, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/24\/world\/europe\/ukraine-corruption-firing-western-aid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New \u2063York\u200c Times<\/a> reported a significant\u2063 corruption scandal that led to\u2064 the\u200c dismissal of several high-ranking Ukrainian officials.<\/p>\n<p>The move came in the wake of various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-georgian-president-during-2008-putin-invasion-starts-hunger-strike-in-prison\/\" title=\"Ex-Georgian President During 2008 Putin Invasion Starts Hunger Strike in Prison\">corruption allegations<\/a> that have implications on the government.<\/p>\n<p>After the amount \u2062of aid the U.S. has given a country smaller than the size of \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doj-demands-texas-remove-unlawful-barriers-border-abbott-issues-brutal-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a>, it is\u200c not pleasant\u200b to be lectured on what we could have done better, especially given the fact that Zelenskyy is having \u2064a tough time keeping his own official\u2019s fingers from the\u200c till.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dissatisfaction \u2064with Zelenskyy\u2019s behavior is\u2063 growing in the USA<\/p>\n<p>The government of\u2064 the United States of America is\u200b tired of the \u201cingratitude\u201d of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and more and more Americans from all sides of the political\u200d spectrum \u2064are beginning to\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rWvPAS5xqU\">pic.twitter.com\/rWvPAS5xqU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200c Spriter Team (@SpriterTeam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpriterTeam\/status\/1683073611345559553?\">July 23,\u200b 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>At the 2023 Family Leadership \u2064Summit in July, former Vice President Mike\u200d Pence effectively destroyed his campaign with the response he \u200dgave when Tucker Carlson accused him of \u201cbeing distressed the\u2063 Ukrainians don\u2019t have enough American\u2062 tanks [when] every city in the United States has become much\u2063 worse over the past three years,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/pence-defends-support-ukraine-after-sporting-debate-tucker\/story?id=101611038#:~:text=On%20stage%20at%20their%20Iowa,over%20the%20past%20few%20years.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur economy has degraded, the suicide rate has jumped, public filth and disorder and \u200dcrime have exponentially increased, \u200dand yet\u2063 your\u2062 concern \u200cis that \u2064the Ukrainians \u2014 a country most people can\u2019t find \u200bon a map \u2014 who\u2019ve received tens \u200dof \u2062billions of U.S. tax\u200d dollars, don\u2019t have\u2064 enough <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlson-confronts-mike-pence-tanks-ukraine-us-cities-rot-receives-shocking-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tanks<\/a>,\u201d Carlson said, asking, \u201cWhere\u2019s the concern for the \u2064United States in that?\u201d according to the \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/mike-pence-showed-why-he-has-no-chance-at-the-presidency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Examiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Pence delivered four\u2062 words that were categorized in\u200b a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/drop-pence-fire-4-words-said-tucker-become-center-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commentary<\/a> by the Western Journal as\u2064 the\u200d possible \u201cepitaph on his campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dfour words:\u200d \u201cThat\u2019s\u2063 not my concern.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tucker\u200d Carlson just brutalized Mike Pence for prioritizing Ukraine despite a \u2062litany of social ills afflicting \u2062America:<\/p>\n<p>Tucker: \u201cWhere\u2019s the concern \u2063for the United States?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pence: \u201cThat\u2019s not my concern. Tucker I\u2019ve heard this routine from you before. That\u2019s not my\u2063 concern.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1t3docDEsd\">pic.twitter.com\/1t3docDEsd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2062Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1679923486762909727?\">July 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The fact is, Americans are concerned. They are\u2063 concerned about the \u200deconomy and the use\u2062 of our\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fathers-day-npr-style-public-broadcaster-celebrates-pregnant-dad-tax-dollars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tax dollars<\/a>. They are\u200c concerned about the rising crime, homelessness,\u2064 and\u200d drug addiction on city streets spilling into their neighborhoods. They are concerned about the reckless spending \u2063that \u200badds to \u200bour national\u2064 debt.<\/p>\n<p>We get\u2062 that President\u200c Zelenskyy and his leaders are fighting to help their country.<\/p>\n<p>We just wish our leaders \u2063would \u2064fight to help ours.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/zelenskyy-blames-west-ukraines-failure-start-counteroffensive\/\">Zelenskyy Blames West \u2062for Ukraine&#8217;s Failure to Start Counteroffensive<\/a> appeared first on\u2064 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The\u2064 Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eastern European nations, like Ukraine, received over $113 billion. However, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy revealed in a CNN interview and Politico report that their counteroffensive against Russia was delayed due to insufficient resources. Beggars may not choose, but Ukraine&#8217;s situation highlights the challenges faced by nations in need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2105,"featured_media":1982149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1982148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1982148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2105"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1982148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1982148\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1982149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1982148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1982148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1982148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}