BBC News - Live Blog: Reports in its 12.56pm post the following, " There's been no let-up in the fighting in the twin cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, which have become "dead cities" according to President Zelensky "
Lets Get Real:
The War in East Ukraine is a WAR OF ATTRATION, the Russians have the manpower while the West has the military equipment to keep the Kyiv Government going. The US and UK are sending long range missiles to Kyiv, one hopes that the Ukrainian Army can use them to push back the Russians in the Donbas. Putin knows that he needs a victory, the question is does he HAVE ALL THAT MUCH TIME, there are constant rumours and denials about his health, does he have cancer of the blood, does he look at Ukraine as his legacy for the future. This blog has been worried for the past few days that Putin will use WMD either in East Ukraine or hit a NATO Country, Putin want a Summit with Biden, he wants to deal with Ukraine as past US and USSR Presidents dealt with crisis's during the Cold War period, thus hitting a NATO Country is not out a out there idea. The Kremlin thinks that Putin can push Biden to let him keep East Ukraine and keep Ukraine out of NATO. The problem is that Biden is in as much political trouble as the UK Prime Minister, his approval ratings have gone in to the sewer, he cannot afford another major political crisis, thus a US and Russian Summit could make things worse. This is going to be a LONG WAR, many more deaths over many months.
