In Ukraine, the generals are not the problem

This point always arrives in any war that does not achieve instant victory for one side or the other, when frustration and exhaustion begin to play bigger roles.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, fired General Valerii Zaluzhny, suggesting he’s reached the point in the war against Russian where he is hoping for a miracle, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of the Ukraine Ministry of Defence

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

February 14, 2024

LONDON, U.K.—“God is usually on the side of the big battalions,” the French writer Voltaire allegedly said. Not always, but “usually.” So how much do you want to bet?

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