Russia’s Massive Military Push in Donetsk Exposes Kremlin’s Strategic Stalemate

Russia’s recent deployment of approximately 170,000 troops to the embattled Donetsk region signals not strength but desperation on the part of Vladimir Putin’s regime. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy detailed the situation on Friday: while some Russian forces have infiltrated Pokrovsk, a key city under siege, Ukrainian defenders are systematically pushing back. This costly stalemate starkly highlights the Kremlin’s failure to achieve its objectives despite overwhelming manpower. Is Putin’s War Effort Crumbling Under Its Own Weight? The slow progress and high casualties suffered by Russian forces belie President Putin’s public claims of battlefield superiority. His attempts to convince Washington and global...