DEEP DIVE — The conflict in Ukraine has veered into risky new territory, ignited by a last push — in Washington and Kyiv – to change the battlefield earlier than President-elect Donald Trump takes workplace.
For practically 1,000 days of conflict – a milestone reached final week – the tempo of coverage change in Washington and Brussels was deliberate. Some in Ukraine discovered it maddeningly glacial. After which, briefly order, the White Home dropped restrictions on Ukraine’s use of American ATACMS missiles in opposition to Russia, ended its opposition to giving Ukraine anti-personnel landmines, and U.S. officers mentioned they’d “surge” each penny’s price of pledged army help to Ukraine earlier than the Trump staff takes over.
