Until today, the reports have been encouraging that Russia might be cutting its losses--or gains--in Ukraine, pulling some of the most hated invasion leaders, like Igor Bezler, and losing ground to the Ukraine military. When writing the post on the May Day celebrations I thought of this and thought, "Putin is not going to let Ukraine keep the east." Putin is too invested in this now, he has the backing of the Russian people and his "Greater Russia" advisers are pushing it.
Today, Russia has sent a convoy of trucks into Ukraine. Russia claims the trucks carry humanitarian aid to Russian invaders and Russian-speaking Ukrainian supporters in places like Donetsk. Russia has warned Ukraine and everyone else not to stop the convoys. The Obama administration doesn't think the Russian trucks are carrying humanitarian aid and has said that if the convoy doesn't stop, more sanctions will start. Undoubtedly the Obama administration is right. This is just another phalanx in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Putin has not given up. He won't. He can't.
Today, Russia has sent a convoy of trucks into Ukraine. Russia claims the trucks carry humanitarian aid to Russian invaders and Russian-speaking Ukrainian supporters in places like Donetsk. Russia has warned Ukraine and everyone else not to stop the convoys. The Obama administration doesn't think the Russian trucks are carrying humanitarian aid and has said that if the convoy doesn't stop, more sanctions will start. Undoubtedly the Obama administration is right. This is just another phalanx in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Putin has not given up. He won't. He can't.
