The White House and several of our NATO allies continue to try to paint a rosy picture of the Ukrainian counteroffensive despite multiple reports that the effort has largely stalled. Some minor bits of territory have been retaken in the Southeastern part of the country, it’s true. But progress has recently been measured in terms of neighborhoods or even individual houses, rather than cities or entire oblasts. And now an unofficial deadline is approaching that should probably be accompanied by a warning from John Snow: Winter is coming. While still trying to give things some positive spin, General Mark Milley spoke to the BBC this week and said that the Ukrainian forces probably have 30 or at most 45 days of decent weather left before the prime “fighting season” ends. And Russia is showing no signs of throwing in the towel and going home.Read More
The current Ukraine “fighting season” has about 30 days left
