One year on: how will the Ukraine war end?
Each side is still either trying to win outright, or at the very least enhance its position on the battlefield
Russian military
Saturday
Tuesday
Why Putin needs Prigozhin
His Wagner Group’s competition with the defense ministry could get more vicious
Friday
Putin is running out of options – and shopping for more
While the Russian president may claim that victory is assured, he is also saying that Russia is fighting for its survival
Friday
Putin’s hollow dream of a mightier army
The target of recruiting an extra 290,000-plus kontraktniki seems wildly optimistic
Thursday
Russia will be sweating over its withdrawal from Kherson
As the front lines roll back, Crimea comes ever more clearly into play
Wednesday
Even Putin knows he is losing
There is little evidence that the military can do what he’s asking of it
Monday
Russian cruelty has been laid bare
Brutality is Putin’s modus operandi