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🧵@DOD_Policy Colin Kahl at #CNAS2022
"The media narrative is that the Russians have been making gains. To some degree that is true but the gains are really on any given day measured in blocks. They are not large sweeping breakthroughs of Ukrainian defenses."
"The media narrative is that the Russians have been making gains. To some degree that is true but the gains are really on any given day measured in blocks. They are not large sweeping breakthroughs of Ukrainian defenses."
"The Ukrainians remain stalwart defenders. There are significant casualties, but that is true on both sides. So the Ukrainians are definitely taking casualties. The Russians are taking a lot of casualties as well and the front lines are not moving very much."
"We've now provided 108 [M777] howitzers, plus more than 20,000 rounds of ammunition. They have a range somewhat north of 30 kilometers, which is significant. But it is true that the Ukrainians have a need to be able to have more standoff from the Russian systems."
US view of developments in #Ukraine: "At the broadest levels, there's no doubt that thus far #Russia has failed to achieve it strategic objectives" @DOD_Policy Colin Kahl tells #CNAS2022
"Vladimir Putin went into this war seeking to gobble Ukraine up..."
"Vladimir Putin went into this war seeking to gobble Ukraine up..."
#Russia "has had more progress in the south" of #Ukraine, per @DOD_Policy
Russian gains-"To some degree that is true although the gains on any given day really measured in blocks" he says "They are not large, sweeping breakthroughs of Ukrainian defenses"
Russian gains-"To some degree that is true although the gains on any given day really measured in blocks" he says "They are not large, sweeping breakthroughs of Ukrainian defenses"
"There are significant casualties, but that is true on both sides" per @DOD_Policy at #CNAS2022 on #Russia-#Ukraine fighting
"The Ukrainians are taking casualties, The Russians are taking a lot of casualties, as well, & the front lines are not moving very much"
"The Ukrainians are taking casualties, The Russians are taking a lot of casualties, as well, & the front lines are not moving very much"
HAPPENING NOW: "War in #Europe started already more than 8 years ago when #Russia's annexation of part of #Ukraine took place" #Estonia FM @eliimets tells @CNASdc #CNAS2022
Signs #Russia pulling back from #Ukraine?
"At the moment we cannot talk about deescalation. It definitely takes quite some time to see" per #Estonia FM @eliimets to #CNAS2022
If it proves to be true, "we, from our side, welcome it"
"At the moment we cannot talk about deescalation. It definitely takes quite some time to see" per #Estonia FM @eliimets to #CNAS2022
If it proves to be true, "we, from our side, welcome it"
"We have seen that they would like to reestablish the time of buffer zone around its borders" per #Estonia FM @eliimets on #RussiaUkraineCrisis
"Russia does not want to have democratic & prosperous countries around its borders"
"Russia does not want to have democratic & prosperous countries around its borders"
