Sir Richard Barrons on the broader security considerations around Ukraine’s counter-offensive
It is one act in a global drama pitting democracies against autocracies, says the former British general
UKRAINE’S COUNTER-OFFENSIVE is under way, and its armed forces intend to take back as much Russian-occupied territory as possible in the coming months. The outcome is hostage to the chance and emotion that characterises all wars. Whatever the result, understanding whose counter-offensive this really is will determine what happens after it draws to a close as the weather turns later this year.
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