A recent article covered the unraveling situation for Ukrainian forces in Artemovsk, (Bakhmut) mounting casualties beginning to bleed Kiev’s war machine white over recent weeks. Two days ago, this matter was examined by Newsweek, the article going further than any other mainstream Western piece over the last year in its criticism of both the Ukrainian military as well as its government. Whilst the dilemma facing Zelenskiy is hardly any surprise, the fact that a stalwart of the US media has published a story such as this is news indeed. This article will not only look at the possible Ukrainian withdrawal from Artemovsk, but also the shift being seen in America as Kiev’s predicament now becomes so desperate that not even the US media can ignore the obvious truths of the situation.