This is depressing. I can’t see any way of reclaiming territory without huge loss of life. All signs point to a frozen conflict. And the hope that there will be no loss of more to Russia.
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Shashank Joshi: ‘“They’re still going to see, for the next couple of weeks, if there is a chance of making some progress. But … progress that would change the balance of this conflict, I think, it’s extremely, highly unlikely,” a senior western diplomat told CNN.’ https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/08/politics/ukraine-counteroffensive-us-briefings/index.html
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