![]() There has also been, at times, frustration about Washington’s delivery of weapons to Ukraine. Intelligence analysts do not believe Zelenskyy or his aides were involved in the sabotage, but the Biden administration has signaled to Kyiv - much like it did when a car bomb in Moscow killed the daughter of a prominent Russian nationalist last year - that certain acts of violence outside of Ukraine’s borders will not be tolerated. The new intelligence, first reported by The New York Times, was short on details but appeared to knock down a theory that Moscow was responsible for sabotaging the pipelines that delivered Russian gas to Europe. intelligence suggested that a “pro-Ukraine group” was responsible for the destruction of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines last fall, shedding light on a great mystery. Kyiv, for now, has ignored Washington’s input. ![]() “I certainly don’t want to discount the tremendous work that the Ukrainians’ soldiers and leaders have put into defending Bakhmut - but I think it’s more of a symbolic value than it is a strategic and operational value,” said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Multiple administration officials have begun worrying that Ukraine is expending so much manpower and ammunition in Bakhmut that it could sap their ability to mount a major counteroffensive in the spring. “At the same time, in the battles for this fortress, the enemy loses the most prepared and combat-capable part of his army - Wagner’s assault troops.” Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces. “Each day of the city’s defense allows us to gain time to prepare reserves and prepare for future offensive operations,” said Col. Ukraine has dug in, refusing to abandon the ruined city even at tremendous cost. Both sides have suffered heavy losses and reduced the city to smoldering ruins. It has become the focal point of the fight in recent weeks, with troops and prisoners from the mercenary Wagner Group leading the combat against Ukrainian forces. and Ukraine as sunbeams streak through the cracks.įor nine months, Russia has laid siege to Bakhmut, though capturing the southeastern Ukrainian city would do little to alter the trajectory of the war. But the fractures that have appeared are making it harder to credibly claim there’s little daylight between the U.S. Senior administration officials maintain that unity between Washington and Kyiv is tight. ![]()
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