Five hundred days on, both sides are caught in the same paradox
At an otherwise newsy event last month, Jens Stoltenberg, the Nato chief, made a low-key administrative announcement: “We are working on a multi-year package with substantial funding…”
Not the stuff of headlines, but a rather sobering admission that, as the war approaches its 500th day tomorrow, there is no end in sight. Not this year, or next year or the year after. That should be deeply concerning, especially because, contrary to received wisdom, all those who really matter — the Ukrainians, Russians and the Americans — are actually trying very hard to end it.
#Ukraine: In #Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the Ukrainian 102nd TDF Brigade hit a Russian staging point with drone-dropped munitions- destroying two BTR-82A APC that were hidden inside. pic.twitter.com/wRkohgsSGF
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) July 6, 2023
