
<p>For the better part of three years, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy had to be circumspect in his comments about the Biden administration. ; Since Biden was providing billions of dollars in military and humanitarian support, Zelenskyy was in no position to be critical of Biden’s too little/too late policy.</p>



<p>While Zelenskyy was in no position to speak his mind at the time, other observers – including this writer – could speak the truth. ; I have written several commentaries on Biden’s too little/to late policy. ;</p>



<p>With Biden out of office, Zelenskyy can speak more honestly and frankly. In a recent interview with Polish media, the Ukrainian president continued his pro forma praise of the Biden administration – and the support it did provide. This time, however, Zelenskyy also expressed his disappointment and frustration – and it reads like one of my “too little/too late” commentaries.</p>



<p>Even before the invasion was launched by Putin, Zelenskyy had request weapons and sanctions as a deterrent. He characterized the Biden response as, “If something happens, we will act”. Zelinsky said he viewed that as a weak response. It was more than weak. It gave Putin a green light for the invasion. Biden did not come to Ukraine until the Ukrainian military had surprised the world by stopping the Russian advance on Kyiv.</p>



<p>Had Biden drawn the line in the sand &#8230; sent massive amounts of weaponry &#8230; imposed tough sanctions immediately &#8230; imposed a no-fly zone &#8230; and did not assure Putin that the United States would not engage militarily &#8230; it is arguable that the invasion might have been thwarted – or defeated in the early months. </p>



<p>Zelensky said it was taking preventative action before the invasion. ; He said he never understood why the request for defense systems, such as the Patriot, was initially denied “while people were dying.”</p>



<p>Throughout the war, Biden repeatedly denied requests for more military aid only to provide some of it much later – too much later. That was true with providing longer range missiles &#8230; fighter jets &#8230; more defense systems &#8230; approval to attack inside Mother Russia. And instead of hitting Putin with every sanction on the shelf – as he promised to do &#8212; Biden piddled out relatively ineffective sanctions on a piecemeal basis over a prolonged period.</p>



<p>A stronger American response would have further emboldened NATO and other nations to provide even greater support for Ukraine. Personally, I believe Biden never made winning the war his goal. He never provided enough support to do that. Had he done that, the war would have been over in the first year – saving tens of thousands of lives and preventing billions of dollars in damage. I believe that, and apparently so does Zelensky.</p>



<p>Unfortunately, President Trump does not speak about winning the Ukrainian war, but merely an end of the fighting – with Russia occupying 20 percent of Ukraine. That is not a stalemate. It is a victory for Putin – and Biden would be as responsible as Trump.</p>



<p>So, there ‘tis.</p>

Zelenskyy can now speak freely about the Biden administration
