![]() ![]() ![]() That counteroffensive failed, and the reshuffle of Ukraine’s top brass - in which the architect of the failed summer push, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, was replaced by his top deputy Oleksandr Syrsky - comes at both the worst and best time, depending on who you are talking to. Meanwhile, Zelensky – taking the stage in Munich right after Ukraine announced its withdrawal from the significant eastern frontline town of Avdiivka on Saturday – found the climate of defeat in Ukraine, and savagery in Russia, did almost nothing to bring the urgently needed US billions closer. Indeed, Vice President Kamala Harris could only berate the “political gamesmanship” of a Republican-led Congress that has just taken two weeks off. Yet the White House’s toolkit has been somewhat emptied by the 2022 invasion and as of Monday morning – 72 hours after Navalny’s passing was announced – no measures have been announced. US President Joe Biden had said in 2021 that Navalny’s death would lead to “devastating consequences” for Russia. Yet still, the conference – often a talking shop, fixated on entourages and colored-passes over concrete results – ended without major progress. Related article Russia’s sheer mass proves too much for Ukraine in Avdiivka Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty/Serhii Nuzhnenko via Reuters Members of Ukraine's National Guard Omega Special Purpose fire a SPG-9 anti-tank grenade launcher toward Russian troops in the front line town of Avdiivka, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine November 8, 2023. ![]()
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