Submission statement: Both Ukraine and Russia have little faith that US-led peace talks will amount to anything tangible. Meanwhile, Russian generals “have convinced Putin their forces could seize the whole of the Donbas by autumn, according to two people in contact with the Kremlin leader, two others familiar with the matter, and a Ukrainian intelligence assessment shared with the FT.”
After the entire Donbas has been seized, Putin plans to escalate his territorial demands. It seems that Russia still seeks to control everything in Ukraine up to the Dnipro, including Kyiv.
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Submission statement: Both Ukraine and Russia have little faith that US-led peace talks will amount to anything tangible. Meanwhile, Russian generals “have convinced Putin their forces could seize the whole of the Donbas by autumn, according to two people in contact with the Kremlin leader, two others familiar with the matter, and a Ukrainian intelligence assessment shared with the FT.”
After the entire Donbas has been seized, Putin plans to escalate his territorial demands. It seems that Russia still seeks to control everything in Ukraine up to the Dnipro, including Kyiv.