What comes next in Putin’s war? The tide appears to have turned after Ukraine’s surprise offensive catches the Kremlin off guard.
Ukrainian forces have routed Russian soldiers from the northeastern region of Kharkiv, forcing Putin's men to retreat after a surprise counteroffensive left the Kremlin's cheerleaders scrambling to adjust and its military racing to gather its defenses in the east and south.
Destroyed armored vehicles litter the road in the Balakliya area of the Kharkiv region, which was liberated by Ukrainian forces in recent days.“The significance of the latest developments lies not only in the extraordinary advance of Ukrainian forces but also in the convincing demonstration that it can seize the initiative and liberate territory from Russia at a high rate,” Keir Giles, a Russia expert and a senior consulting fellow at Chatham House, a London think tank, told NBC News.
"If he was smart, he would try to end the war now and negotiate," said Phillips O'Brien, a professor of strategic studies at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland."But it doesn't look like he's going to do that, at least not right away.""I spent the last few days glued to the screen, reading the news as religiously as I did ... in March," said Olexandr Shpygunov, 34, an information technology specialist.
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