George Soros to Pay for Ukraine's Victory with Our Blood

The billionaire pro-war speculator prioritizes defeating Vladimir Putin above all else, sparing no one and nothing in pursuit of this goal. In a previous study, he even contemplated the possibility of East European soldiers ending up in body bags.

George Soros on May 24, 2022 (Photo: Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Soros would destroy Russia

George Soros also demonstrated his pro-war stance at the Munich Security Conference on February 16, 2023. There, he spoke about how US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed that the war can only end with a Ukrainian victory. According to the US speculator, a Ukrainian victory would lead to the break-up of the Russian empire, signifying a great change for the better. He underlined that

Ukraine is faced with a strategic choice: either to stick to its guns to keep Wagner at bay at further losses, or to score a propaganda victory against Russia and preserve its limited resources for a counter-offensive.

He added that on December 22, President Zelensky flew to Washington to discuss the situation with President Biden, with whom he agreed that the only way to end the war was to win it. However, Biden warned Zelensky that there were limits to what he was willing to do," Mr Soros highlighted. 

A third world war must be avoided at all costs and Europe's support for Ukraine must be preserved. The Biden administration will provide Ukraine with the weapons - air defense, tanks and plenty of ammunition - needed to counter a Russian attack and deter future ones. President Zelensky has launched a diplomatic offensive in European countries, urging them to deliver more tanks more swiftly. He also called for fighter jets, and European countries have agreed to start training Ukrainian pilots to fly state-of-the-art aircraft, George Soros said. He emphasized that 

(Wagner chief) Prigozhin was instructed by President Putin to achieve victory ahead of the anniversary of the Russian invasion on February 24. He will try to surround the Ukrainian defenders of the city of Bakhmut, where he has numerical superiority. It is possible that he will succeed, but it seems unlikely because the Ukrainian army is putting up strong resistance. Once Ukraine can deploy the promised weapons, the tables could turn.  […] On February 11, Prigozhin gave an interview to The Guardian, in which he admitted that he would not be able to trap Bakhmut's Ukrainian defenders. "There are many ways out and fewer ways in," he said.

He spoke about the occupation of Donbass from a perspective of two or three years. This gives Ukraine a narrow window of opportunity this spring, when it will receive the promised weapons to launch a counter-offensive that will determine the fate of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, George Soros said at the time. He added that 

the countries of the former Soviet Union are eagerly awaiting the defeat of the Russians in Ukraine because they want to strengthen and declare their independence. This means that a Ukrainian victory would result in the break-up of the Russian empire. Russia would no longer be a threat to Europe and the world. That would be a big change for the better. It would be a huge relief for open societies and cause tremendous problems for closed ones.

The billionaire fosters illusion of Ukrainian victory

There has been no shortage of pro-war statements from George Soros in recent years and decades. On June 6, 2023, he wrote a piece for Project Syndicate, reflecting on Ukraine's attack of Crimea. The US stock exchange speculator also underlined that an end to the war with a Ukrainian victory could come as a positive shock to the world. 

As Magyar Nemzet reported at the time, George Soros believes that the war must continue, regardless of the losses. He explained that 

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has come as a negative shock to the world, disrupting food supply chains and causing major geopolitical shifts. Despite this, the actual outcome is much better than expected. The Ukrainian army put up a heroic resistance and, with strong support from the United States and Europe, turned things around. The Russian army proved to be a paper tiger, badly led and thoroughly corrupt. The Wagner Group, a private mercenary army, propped up the invasion for a time, but in the end they failed to defeat Ukraine. As a result, Ukraine is ready to launch a counter-offensive as soon as all the equipment promised by the West is delivered. Biden even agreed that Ukraine should be given F-16 fighter jets.

George Soros emphasized his confidence that the counter-attack would be successful and that the target would be the Russian navy's central base in Crimea. 

By destroying the already damaged land bridge with Russia, Ukraine could turn a strategic asset into a strategic liability, because Crimea has no water. With the land bridge destroyed, Crimea will depend on Ukraine for water. Many parts of the Russian Federation are already chafing under President Vladimir Putin's despotic regime, and this development may cause them to reject his rule altogether. At that point, Vladimir Putin's dream of a renewed Russian empire will disintegrate and cease to pose a threat to Europe, and the world. The end of the war in Ukraine will come as a positive shock for the world. This may provide an opportunity for Biden to lower tensions between the United States and China. [...] A Russian defeat in Ukraine, and a lessening of Sino-American tensions, may create room for world leaders to focus on fighting climate change that threats our civilization.

War psychosis knows no borders

According to an audacious idea by former US general and NATO's ex-commander-in-chief, Wesley Clark, if Ukraine is sufficiently armed by the West, it could even retake Crimea from the Russians. We previously reported that Wesley Clark, a member of Action for Democracy's advisory board, said in a leaked audio recording on February 2 2024 that he had been working with George Soros in Ukraine during the 2014 coup d'état and Russia's annexation of Crimea in the wake of the Maidan Revolution. He emphasized that 

George Soros spent $500 million a year on Open Society institutes in Eastern Europe in the 1990s. Think about it... I mean, when I worked in Ukraine in 2014, I worked with George. I was a member of the board of the International Crisis Group. So I know a lot of Europeans. So George funded the Open Society Institute in Ukraine.

Responding to his own question about whether Ukraine could regain control of Crimea, Wesley Clark said "absolutely, yes." He said the country he did not yet have what it takes, but the administration had crossed a major threshold by announcing the departure of the Bradley Fighting Vehicles and discussing the deployment of M1 tanks. 

There is still work to be done. But in essence, Ukraine doesn't just need to defend itself, which we continue to support with NASAMS and Patriots, and which Ukraine itself has done with its own contrived air defenses. Yes, its capabilities must be reinforced, but Ukraine also needs offensive capabilities. And this starts with developing its counter-artillery superiority. More artillery, longer range weapons, more command and control and intelligence support,

– Mr Clark emphasized.

Cover photo: George Soros on may 24, 2022 (Photo: AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)