Ukraine: the counter-offensive begins

War made economic sense when land was the only source of wealth, but military conquest isn’t profitable any more.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine on June 10, where he committed $500-million in new funding for military assistance for the country as it continues its war with Russia. Photograph courtesy of the President of Ukraine's office

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

June 12, 2023

The furious speculation on whether the Ukrainian counter-offensive will succeed has been ongoing for several months already, so the first thing I must tell you is that I don’t know. Nobody knows, not even the Ukrainians.

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