It looks like Russia is trying to overrun Ukrainian defenses with mechanized assaults before mud and more weapons can wreck its plans, analysts say

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Smoke rises after tank firing in the direction of Bakhmut, where clashes between Russia and Ukraine continue to take place, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on February 11, 2024.
Smoke rises after tank firing in the direction of Bakhmut, where clashes between Russia and Ukraine continue to take place, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on February 11, 2024.

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Trump 'hasn't got the brains' to be a dictator, his ex-national security advisor says

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John Bolton (left) and Donald Trump (right).
John Bolton (left) and Donald Trump (right).

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NATO ally Greece wants fifth-gen F-35 stealth fighters with the upgrades to cure past 'childhood illness'

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An F-35A Lightning II flown by Maj. Kristin Wolfe, 388th Fighter Wing F-35A Demonstration Team commander, performs a dedication pass during an airshow over Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium, Sept. 8, 2023.
An F-35A Lightning II flown by Maj. Kristin Wolfe, 388th Fighter Wing F-35A Demonstration Team commander, performs a dedication pass during an airshow over Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium, Sept. 8, 2023.

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As Trump blasts NATO allies for not paying for defense, these front-line countries are readying for war

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Picture taken on May 27, 2021, in Tapa, Estonia, shows soldiers taking part in a large-scale exercise titled Spring Storm (Kevadtorm) led by Estonia, with the participation of NATO troops and the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF).
Picture taken on May 27, 2021, in Tapa, Estonia, shows soldiers taking part in a large-scale exercise titled Spring Storm (Kevadtorm) led by Estonia, with the participation of NATO troops and the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF).

Russia blew apart a neighborhood during a massive strike on Ukraine that included wildly inaccurate missiles built to sink aircraft carriers

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Rescuers are searching among the debris of houses destroyed by a massive missile strike by Russian troops in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on March 22, 2024.
Rescuers are searching among the debris of houses destroyed by a massive missile strike by Russian troops in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on March 22, 2024.

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Russia is returning to its Cold War posture with plans to increase troops along its NATO borders, Lithuania's PM warns

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Russian soldiers march in unison, overseen by a senior military official.
Russian service members take part in a military parade in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, in May 2023.

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Russia is preparing for an all-out war with NATO to happen sooner than originally believed: ISW

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Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

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Putin is ready to squeeze Russia's outrageously wealthy elite to fund a future war with NATO, analysts say

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A crowd waving Russian flags in front of a stage, with Vladimir Putin pictured on large TV screens.
Russian President Vladimir Putin in Red Square, Moscow, to mark 10 years of Russia's annexation of Crimea on March 18, 2024.

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2 NATO powerhouses are creating an armored-vehicle coalition to support Ukraine

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A Leopard 2 tank is seen in action at the Bundeswehr tank battalion 203 at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.
A Leopard 2 tank at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, Germany, in February 2023.

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Western militaries need to start figuring out how to fight long and bloody attritional wars like Ukraine, former Army officer warns

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A Ukrainian soldier of the Khartia brigade fires an AK-47 pellet gun from a trench during a training as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk oblast, Ukraine, on February 7, 2024.
A Ukrainian soldier of the Khartia brigade fires an AK-47 pellet gun from a trench during a training as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk oblast, Ukraine, on February 7, 2024.

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