{"id":12973,"date":"2024-02-23T14:25:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T14:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=12973"},"modified":"2024-02-23T14:25:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T14:25:20","slug":"russia-has-broken-the-stalemate-in-ukraine-former-us-defense-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=12973","title":{"rendered":"Russia has broken the stalemate in Ukraine: Former US Defense secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\n“The Russian military has broken the stalemate in the Ukraine war, Robert Gates<\/a>, former CIA director and secretary of Defense, said Wednesday, following Moscow\u2019s successful push to take the front-line city of Avdiivka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s no longer a stalemate. The Russians have regained momentum,\u201d Gates told The Washington Post\u2019s David Ignatius in a streaming interview. \u201cEverything I\u2019m reading is that the Russians are on the offensive along the 600-mile front.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia has suffered staggering losses in the war, he noted, but with Ukraine now confronting artillery shortages due to flagging U.S. support, \u201cthe Russians are feeling that the tides have turned, and while there is much to be done, the initiative has passed to them,\u201d Gates said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey have more and more supplies coming in \u2014 I\u2019ve read that for every artillery shell fired by Ukrainian forces, the Russians fire 10,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russian officials announced Monday that its forces finalized their capture of the key Ukrainian city of Avdiivka after taking full control of the city\u2019s large coke plant. The costly operation marked Russia\u2019s first major victory in months, and its most significant gain since taking nearby Bakhmut last spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Biden pinned the blame for Ukraine battlefield losses directly on House Republicans, who have refused to back additional aid to Kyiv without major immigration reform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gates noted that European allies in NATO, \u201cwho we so often criticize,\u201d have stepped up their support to Ukraine, but lack the ability to immediately send weapons. Production timelines will see NATO support reach the battlefield in 2025, he estimated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right now, \u201cthe only real military lifeline comes from the United States. And as we all know, that is, shall we say, on pause right now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aid to Ukraine still lingers in the House<\/a>, where Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is caught between moderates who support Ukraine and far-right members who oppose it without major concessions from Democrats on the border.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“The Russian military has broken the stalemate in the Ukraine war, Robert Gates, former CIA director and secretary of Defense, said Wednesday, following Moscow\u2019s successful push to take the front-line city of Avdiivka.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s no longer a stalemate. The Russians have regained momentum,\u201d Gates told The Washington Post\u2019s David Ignatius in a streaming interview. \u201cEverything I\u2019m reading is that the Russians are on the offensive along the 600-mile front.\u201d<\/p>\n

Russia has suffered staggering losses in the war, he noted, but with Ukraine now confronting artillery shortages due to flagging U.S. support, \u201cthe Russians are feeling that the tides have turned, and while there is much to be done, the initiative has passed to them,\u201d Gates said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have more and more supplies coming in \u2014 I\u2019ve read that for every artillery shell fired by Ukrainian forces, the Russians fire 10,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Russian officials announced Monday that its forces finalized their capture of the key Ukrainian city of Avdiivka after taking full control of the city\u2019s large coke plant. The costly operation marked Russia\u2019s first major victory in months, and its most significant gain since taking nearby Bakhmut last spring.<\/p>\n

President Biden pinned the blame for Ukraine battlefield losses directly on House Republicans, who have refused to back additional aid to Kyiv without major immigration reform.<\/p>\n

Gates noted that European allies in NATO, \u201cwho we so often criticize,\u201d have stepped up their support to Ukraine, but lack the ability to immediately send weapons. Production timelines will see NATO support reach the battlefield in 2025, he estimated.<\/p>\n

Right now, \u201cthe only real military lifeline comes from the United States. And as we all know, that is, shall we say, on pause right now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Aid to Ukraine still lingers in the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is caught between moderates who support Ukraine and far-right members who oppose it without major concessions from Democrats on the border.”<\/p>\n

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