Russian Putin Ukraine war

After Uzbekistan's unexpected pro-Ukraine statement, analysts say traditional regional dynamics could be shifting.

There is growing inflation and we may expect shortages of basic products in the coming months.” “When it comes to Kazakhstan, there’s been the usual call for diplomacy. “Going forward we can see more concerted pressure on Kazakhstan to take a stronger stance. “The way Central Asia thinks about Russia has changed. He probably looks for an opportunity to change his main location, and turn from a Russian oligarch with Uzbek roots into an Uzbek oligarch.” The Republic of Uzbekistan recognises Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.

In a scaled-back formulation of its war goals, Russia said on Friday that the first phase of its military operation was mostly complete and it would focus ...

Ukraine's military has said some 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in combat. The announcement appeared to indicate that Moscow may be switching to more limited objectives after running into fierce Ukrainian resistance in a month of war. They jointly make up the Donbas. "The main objectives of the first stage of the operation have generally been accomplished," Sergei Rudskoi, head of the Russian General Staff's Main Operational Directorate, said in a speech. But if capturing the whole of Donbas had been the objective from the start, Moscow could have mounted a much more limited offensive and spared itself the effort and losses involved in invading Ukraine from the north, east and south. In a scaled-back formulation of its war goals, Russia said on Friday that the first phase of its military operation was mostly complete and it would focus on completely "liberating" Ukraine's breakaway eastern Donbas region.

President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine is approaching a new, potentially more dangerous phase after a month of fighting has left Russian forces stalled ...

“I think it's highly unlikely that Russia is going to be defeated in detail on the battlefield,” Breedlove said, because Russia has a large reserve of forces it could call on. The extent of Russian troop losses is not known in detail, although NATO estimates that between 7,000 and 15,000 have died in the first four weeks — potentially as many as Russia lost in a decade of war in Afghanistan. Putin demands that NATO refuse membership to Ukraine and other former Soviet states like Georgia, and that the alliance roll back its military presence to positions held prior to expanding into Eastern Europe. Not long before Putin kicked off his war Feb. 24, some U.S. military officials believed he could capture Kyiv in short order — perhaps just a few days — and that he might break the Ukrainian military within a couple of weeks. Despite failing to score a quick victory, Putin is not relenting in the face of mounting international pressure, including sanctions that have battered his economy. How are you handling the crisis? Do you have both Ukrainian and Russian family members? Last week he approved a new US$800 million package of arms for Ukraine. “This plan is very unlikely to work. Russian shortcomings in Ukraine might be the biggest shock of the war so far. He has made only limited use of electronic warfare and cyberattacks. Putin, too, might have expected a quick victory, given that he did not throw the bulk of his pre-staged forces, estimated at more than 150,000, into the fight in the opening days.