DEEP DIVE — The conflict in Ukraine has veered into unstable new territory, ignited by a ultimate 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, in brief 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 value of pledged army support to Ukraine earlier than the Trump staff takes over.
