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Diplomacy Watch: Ukraine faces failure — and fate — in Pokrovsk
Moscow is on the verge of securing a major symbolic victory in the Donbas
November 14, 2025
Moscow is on the verge of securing a major symbolic victory in the Donbas
The president thinks he is signaling power to Russia and China but this could be the most dangerous gambit yet
All along we've been told this was about aggressive expansionism and applied a strategy of deterrence. That was wrong.
There's a lot of smoke being blown about big 'deals' and huge 'wins.' True military professionals would tell him the hard truths.
While the press was focused on 'bullying' it would seem the president is actually returning to strategic restraint and charting a more realistic course
He needs to follow his old diplomatic instincts for ending the war, no matter how unpopular with Kyiv and the Europeans
