The War at Donetsk’s Airport is On—For the Same Reason that Peace Talks Planned for This Week Are Off
The intensified battle between Ukraine and Russia for the airport in Donetsk seems likely to be a fight over this month’s military message in the Donbas war. Russia’s army veterans, fighting as mercenaries, form the bulk of the anti-Ukraine force in Donbas. And the government of President Vladimir Putin wants to inflict on Ukraine as defeat big and visible enough to send a message of Ukraine’s increased vulnerability. That would put pressure on the government in Kyiv to accept an unfavorable new …read more
Source: Atlantic Council