Russia’s offensive failures in Ukraine pose political risks for Putin

“If in fact, Ukraine were able to reach the Sea of Above and break the Russian land bridge from Russia to occupied Donbas to Crimea, Putin would have a huge military and political problem.”

Fighting between Ukraine and Russia ‘has not’ become a stalemate due to Russia’s ‘failure’ to capture territory compared to Ukraine’s modest gains, says John Herbst, former ambassador to Ukraine.

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