We’ve been hearing for weeks now about an anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive against the Russian troops currently holding significant chunks of territory in the eastern part of the country. Ukraine has plenty of new tanks and advanced weapons to use in such an offensive thanks to some NATO allies and American taxpayers, so it’s been assumed that Volodymyr Zelensky would start using them at some point. But in an interview given to the BBC and other European news outlets yesterday, Zelensky said that his forces are not yet ready and a counteroffensive now would “cost too many lives.” So it would appear that at least for now, the status quo will be maintained and the war will consist of a series of skirmishes and endless rocket bombardments of the country by Russia. (AP)Read More
The Ukrainian spring counteroffensive is on hold
