Russian Troops Risk Repeating Blunders If They Try for May 9 Win
- Mud, logistics, reinforcements argue to delay new offensive
- U.S. and allies rush to arm Ukraine on assumed Putin schedule
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French President Emmanuel Macron has become the latest leader to warn a major Russian assault in eastern Ukraine is imminent. If that’s the plan, its troops risk repeating at least some of the mistakes made in trying to take the capital, Kyiv.
According to European and NATO diplomats familiar with the matter, Ukraine’s allies see a two-week window to spirit in heavier weapons like tanks before President Vladimir Putin unleashes an offensive designed to declare some sort of victory by the May 9 anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat in World War II.