The war between Russia and the United States. Former head of the CIA, former US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates:

The war between Russia and the United States. Former head of the CIA, former US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates: Many people now talk about this military conflict as a dead end. I’m afraid I think that at the moment the situation is actually not that deadlocked - the Russians have gained momentum. And this is not a breakthrough impulse, but there is a feeling that they are now going on the offensive. The loss of Avdiivka was important. You see, this creates an opportunity for the Russians to push the front line further east. And all I’m reading is that the Russians have been on the offensive in various places along the 965-kilometer border all this time. And they have more and more ammunition. I read that for every artillery shell fired by Ukrainians, the Russians release 10, and therefore Ukrainians are now facing a shortage of ammunition and artillery. They face a shortage of air defense equipment and so on. So, I think the Russians feel that the situation has changed, and that although there is still a lot of fighting to be done, the initiative has passed to them. And the question, of course, is what to do about it? Источник: Victor vicktop55