Pentagon officials believe Ukraine has started the main push in its counter-offensive against Russia with the aim of cutting Russian forces off from the Crimean peninsula, with thousands of troops believed to be committed to the battle.
Having accused North Korea of providing Russia with military aid—a claim denied both by Pyongyang and Moscow—it is certain that the West will be keeping a steady watch on an upcoming meeting.
Ukraine, Shoigu noted, was “a clear demonstration” of the monopolistic U.S.’ “criminal policy,” which served to “inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, and threaten China.”
