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Intressant artikel från BBC:
The endgame in Ukraine: How the war could come to a close in 2025
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2ldpnyewx1o
Några utdrag.
Russia is gaining ground more quickly than at any time since it launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, despite Kyiv's impressive record of well-publicised asymmetric attacks against its powerful neighbour.
As the invasion reaches the end of its third year, at an estimated cost of a million people, killed or wounded, Ukraine appears to be losing.
In distant Washington, meanwhile, the unpredictable Donald Trump, not famous for his love of Ukraine or its leader, is about to take over in the White House.
It feels like an inflection point. But could 2025 really be the year when this devastating European conflict finally comes to a close - and if so what could the endgame look like?
"The numbers of dead young soldiers lying on fields all over the place are staggering," he has said. "It's crazy what's taking place."
The endgame in Ukraine: How the war could come to a close in 2025
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2ldpnyewx1o
Några utdrag.
Russia is gaining ground more quickly than at any time since it launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, despite Kyiv's impressive record of well-publicised asymmetric attacks against its powerful neighbour.
As the invasion reaches the end of its third year, at an estimated cost of a million people, killed or wounded, Ukraine appears to be losing.
In distant Washington, meanwhile, the unpredictable Donald Trump, not famous for his love of Ukraine or its leader, is about to take over in the White House.
It feels like an inflection point. But could 2025 really be the year when this devastating European conflict finally comes to a close - and if so what could the endgame look like?
"The numbers of dead young soldiers lying on fields all over the place are staggering," he has said. "It's crazy what's taking place."
Från samma artikel:
"There's a lot of talk about negotiations, but it's an illusion," says Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the head of President Zelensky's office.”
"No negotiation process can take place because Russia has not been made to pay a high enough price for this war."
"What we're seeing now is a very smart strategy exercise by President Zelensky,"
With little obvious sign that the Kremlin is making similar gestures, the government in Kyiv is clearly trying to get ahead of the game.
Artikelförfattaren verkar dock glömma vad Europa kan komma att göra, och vad amerkansk inhemsk industri vill.