A great deal of focus by the international media recently has been on the recent Ukrainian peace talks in Switzerland, as well as the back-and-forth public comments coming out of Moscow and Kyiv. Will Vladimir Putin be open to some sort of ceasefire? Will Zelensky agree to concede some territory to bring the fighting to an end? While all of this has been going on, however, far less attention has been paid to the actual fighting in the eastern part of the country. Recent reports confirm that Russia has not only failed to slow its attacks, but they have been “obliterating” towns in the vicinity of Kharkiv, Avdiivka, Voychansk, and beyond. The Russians have also changed their attack strategy in a way that makes it nearly impossible for Ukraine to stop the attacks or launch a counteroffensive. (Associated Press)
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