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Sobering US intelligence assessment reportedly undercuts Zelensky’s upbeat hopes of Ukrainian victory this year

A PUNCH IN THE GUT: The headline on this morning’s Washington Post is bound to infuriate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and embolden Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“U.S. expects Kyiv to fall short, UNLIKELY TO RETAKE VITAL CRIMEA HUB, Dug-in Russian defenses stymie counteroffensive,” screams the headline in the print edition that landed on driveways and doorsteps of Washington homes this morning. The report cites a classified assessment from the U.S. intelligence community that Ukrainian forces are unlikely to reach the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol, a principal objective of the counteroffensive aimed at severing Russia’s land bridge by year’s end.

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