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Counteroffensive promoters, or how U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and

Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov want to play the ancient Greek game with the enemy.

In Ukraine and the USA the promoters of the counter-offensive are Reznikov and Blinken.

Reznikov has distinguished himself in three days with a whole list of high-profile statements,

among them: "The Ukrainian command is preparing a counteroffensive in the coming weeks,

the appropriate time will be chosen by the General Staff"; "As of today

we are coming to the finish line before the counteroffensive", and the next day states "We

are ready for a counteroffensive, waiting for the weather and the decision of the command."

The same situation with the Pentagon and Anthony Blinken: "Ukraine's counteroffensive will begin in

the coming weeks" and "The U.S. knows that Ukraine is preparing an offensive in the coming weeks."

Of course, such statements have been met with criticism that they provide the

enemy with valuable information. But just to note this nuance :

These statements are synchronous and similar between Ukrainian and U.S. representatives.

Second, you can "blab once" and get a warning from the people in charge,

but not several times in a row over several days. Then it's fine. Either it does not carry

the appropriate value as we think, or it is necessary, such information works both ways.

Sometimes to hide it, hide it in plain sight. I think most of the time neither allies,

perhaps and even Secretary of Defense Reznikov doesn't know all the information.

The Politico article about Ukraine hiding counterattack details from

the allies to prevent confidential information from leaking seems true,

because that is exactly what happened on the eve of February 24.

So keep a sober mind and observe, everything is going as it should go.

All these statements are addressed just not to us, but to the "ears" of the enemy.

What we can pay attention to and rejoice a little is that in the last three days

the AFU has dealt painful blows to the enemy's fuel logistics. Oil product tanks

in Sevastopol and near the port of Taman were destroyed. These bases are part of the same

logistical link supplying the enemy grouping in the south. Also, add twice blown up fuel

and saltpeter trains on the railroad, as well as strikes on airfields in Russia.

Ukrainian strikes are stretched across the line and directed deep into enemy territory.

The enemy whines that the Ukrainian armed forces are concentrating reserves not only

in the Zaporizhzhya direction, but along the entire front line. It looks as if the general

staff of Ukraine is waiting for the enemy to choose where the main strike of the AFU will be,

as was the case with the transfer of enemy forces to the Kherson region.

And Reznikov and Blinken take on the jobs of the speakers of their departments for the

purpose of playing the ancient Greek game of "thimbles," forcing the enemy to make

his choice, just as real speculators publicly limit the time to choose.

In addition, there was a very important visit of President Zelenski to Finland,

perhaps one of the keys to a successful counteroffensive.

But why this was so important I will tell you perhaps later.