The command has changed but not the front line, nor the balance of power.
After two years of war and the failure of its counter-offensive, Ukraine is in a more difficult situation than ever, symbolized by the Avdiivka pocket which seems on the verge of falling, like Bakhmut before.
By losing this locality near Donetsk, a stronghold of occupied Donbass, the Ukrainians will retreat behind the defense line they had erected after 2014. The symbol is as important as the tactical consequences.
While American support also threatens to collapse, a victim of the ongoing electoral campaign in the United States, Western capitals are worried about the pessimistic outlook coming from the ground.
These concerns will be at the center of the discussions of NATO defense ministers, who will meet next Wednesday, as well as those of the “contact group”, bringing together around fifty countries, which will be held on Thursday.
Everyone will scrutinize the indications that...
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