From March 11, 2022 but the article comes to mind lots:
> A negotiated settlement is, it seems, unacceptable to the UK, who are willing to fight Russia, as the saying goes, down to the last Ukrainian; their vision was spelled out by Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, who told Sky News that the conflict could last ‘years’ and the UK needs to be ‘prepared for a very long haul’.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/03/11/russia-has-been-baited-into-a-repeat-of-the-afghan-trap-first-time-as-tragedy-second-time-as-sickening-farce/
#TheLastUkranian #Counterpunch #DanGlazebrook #LisTruss #TheUK #Ukraine #Russia

' #Russia was being.. goaded into conducting an invasion and openly invited.. The trap was set..The trick for the #USA and #UK now is to make sure the war lasts.. long.. to maximise Russian casualties and trigger economic collapse...having goaded the Russians into starting the war, the aim is now to goad the #Ukrainians to keep it going, resisting the temptation to come to terms with the #Russians and make peace.. '
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/03/11/russia-has-been-baited-into-a-repeat-of-the-afghan-trap-first-time-as-tragedy-second-time-as-sickening-farce/
#Ukraine #War #DanGlazebrook #JohnMearsheimer