My report on the Kursk offensive yesterday triggered some sniping from those who for whatever reason didn’t like what I wrote. But now Volodymyr Zelensky himself is confirming significant part of the reporting: they didn’t tell the West. https://t.co/Gu1x6bQLOe
— Oliver Carroll (@olliecarroll) August 19, 2024
It was clear that the West wasn't informed and a plethora of articles were published criticizing the offensive from the get go, especially from think tankers. The tune has now changed simply because the offensive made gains
— Aleksandar Djokic (Александар Джокич) (@polidemitolog) August 19, 2024
“The lesson here is that you should just behave in the way that the Americans do themselves. You should do what the Americans themselves do. Not what they tell you to do.” @VladDavidzon in @tabletmag on how Kyiv opted to blindside DC - and it seems to have worked https://t.co/lSaENqBl7x
— Mark Galeotti (@MarkGaleotti) August 19, 2024
A highly placed Zelensky admin source to me: “Keeping the Americans in the dark was also key to keeping the Russian intelligence services and army from being able to prepare. “We have learned some very hard lessons from the events of the previous counteroffensive,” a highly… https://t.co/8KNQkHeRiu
— Vladislav Davidzon (@VladDavidzon) August 19, 2024
A highly placed Zelensky admin source to me: “Keeping the Americans in the dark was also key to keeping the Russian intelligence services and army from being able to prepare. “We have learned some very hard lessons from the events of the previous counteroffensive,” a highly placed member of Zelenskyy’s team informed Tablet.
“Last summer we told everyone what we were going to do and we all know how that turned out. Everyone knew what we were going to do and in which location we intended to strike. There is definitely something to be learned from the Israeli example of acting first and only later explaining what you are doing.”
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