Pentagon spokesman John Kirby says Russia's military "withdrawal" from Ukraine is a repositioning, Kyiv still under threat.
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Russia this week announced plans to dial back its military activity in and around Kyiv, but Ukraine authorities say the city continues to be battered by artillery assaults, and the Pentagon said less than 20% of the forces have been removed. Russian military leaders have said forces would focus on "liberating" the breakaway Luhansk and Donetsk territories in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
"Russia’s stated focus on an offensive in Donetsk and Luhansk is likely a tacit admission that it is struggling to sustain more than one significant axis of advance," the British assessment says.
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Russia going for ports.
Agreed, they will head for Odessa.
They already have ports. They stole Crimea 8 years ago, for its port. The reason they’re pushing toward Odessa is because that is the route to Moldava which is next on his list.
Well they didn’t say they were withdrawing from Ukraine
They’re regrouping and halted any offensives while peace talks were happening
They actually didn’t halt all offensives whilst peace talks were happening, they just said they were. In effect, they continued just as they had all times previously during this “special military operation”
@Anon51 yroue
@Acolyte AxioM — Yep. During all the humanitarian corridors too.
Pentagon tweaking
Russia going for logistics
Anyone who has watched Vladimir Putin for any length of time knows that what he says he is doing and what he is actually doing are usually as different as night and day.
@G K Obama said he’d close Guantanamo on day one too, was that a lie? Or was he just stupid for saying something that he couldn’t do?
Troops are withdrawing as we speak. He said it and did it. You are very smart.
The US knows all of Russias moves before they make them 🤣🤣 NATO 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
So? We still appease.
Pltr
What’s up with the dramatic music. Really convinced me this was important information 🙄
I’m not shocked. It’s probably about to get much worse for Ukraine and the world.
Inflation will mean the average U.S. household has to spend an extra $5,200 this year ($433 per month) compared to last year for the same consumption basket, according estimates by Bloomberg Economics. The excess savings built up over the pandemic, and increases in wages, will cushion those costs, and allow spending to expand at a decent pace this year. But accelerated depletion of savings will increase the urgency for those staying on the sidelines to join the labor force, and the resulting increase in labor supply will likely dampen wage growth. Nothing being built back better or otherwise
@Amixard Deschênes ,you’re not American so you dont even know crap about what’s going on!!
@Amixard Deschênes ,EVERYTHING you said is LIES ,LIES,LIES. STAY OFF MSM DUDE
Duuuh this admin is so fraudulent and over their heads. We are in so much trouble
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@Sheryl Hamilton I don’t even know what a troll is, what exactly is that, sorry I am new at this, but I think you are calling me names because I think Biden is good
It’s called regrouping
They pulled back to regroup and secure the port in Mariupol. Once it is secured and has sufficient supplies coming in to support another offensive it’s probably not going to be pretty.
Keep stirring the fricken pot… keep our mumbler in chief talking the way he his. He’s gunna end up starting an all out nuclear war.. mind our own business!
Some of these strikes are likely cover for them to reposition and looking at the map its clear they’re retreating to Belarus because that’s the closest exit to safety near Kyiv/Western Ukraine. It is also sensible to keep the guard up until formal ceasefire because they can very well regroup and resume attacks. Hopefully the recent bounce in the Russian economy over diplomatic optimism will persuade them they’re better off driving towards a ceasefire deal, because as it stands they’re losing the conflict without gaining any significant material interest.
Won’t happen. He would of started if he planned to quit. Use your brain
As always… clear as cauliflower… sad times
Im just a dumb old country boy but it seems they may be pulling troops out to use chemical or nuclear weapons. I really hope that isnt the case.
You never know.
Right before Russia invaded, they said they were withdrawing troops from the border.
Did the USA think they would withdraw from Ukraine when they give Ukraine weapons?
AKA getting out of the fallout areas when they use tactical nukes.
As Russia withdraws to regroup, fill the void with troops and materiel.
Well More Soviet iron coffin gonna be blown to pieces then Welcome to 🇺🇦 😆