Unfortunately, the US is not running short on proxies — even if the war appears to be drawing to an end in terms of grinding Ukraine down through attrition, the US is willing, capable, and actively preparing to feed the rest of Europe into the proxy war next, meaning Russia will then have to repeat the entire process again, but against a much more dangerous combined European force including member states armed with nuclear weapons.
References:
NEO – West Says Ukraine is Now “Winning” and Why it is Lying (Again) (May 25, 2026):
https://journal-neo.su/2026/05/25/west-says-ukraine-is-now-winning-and-why-it-is-lying-again/
Kyiv Independent – Is Ukraine starting to win the war again? (May 10, 2026):
https://kyivindependent.com/analysis-is-ukraine-really-turning-the-tide-of-this-war/
NYT – The Separation (Dec. 2025):
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-us-russia.html
PBS – Ukraine faces military desertions as Russian invasion grinds through 5th year (Apr. 2026):
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/ukraine-faces-military-desertions-as-russian-invasion-grinds-through-5th-year
Kyiv Post – Ukraine Emerges as Drone Superpower, Producing 4M UAVs a Year (Nov. 2025):
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/64110
US DoD – Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Ukraine Defense Contact Group (Feb. 12, 2025):
https://www.war.gov/News/Speeches/Speech/Article/4064113/opening-remarks-by-secretary-of-defense-pete-hegseth-at-ukraine-defense-contact/
Politico – NATO’s Rutte asks allies for billions more in Ukraine aid (May 12, 2026):
https://www.politico.eu/article/natos-rutte-asks-allies-for-billions-more-in-ukraine-aid/
DW (on YouTube) – Is this the moment Ukraine has been waiting for? | DW News (May 28, 2026):
The Telegraph – Ukraine crisis: the neo-Nazi brigade fighting pro-Russian separatists (2014):
https://archive.ph/O8S43#selection-1709.0-1712.0
WSJ – Europe Is Starting to Think Putin Will Expand the War Beyond Ukraine (May 26, 2026):
https://archive.ph/hQTGo#selection-2513.15-2513.41
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