We have not seen any reason to adjust our own nuclear posture or doctrine in response to Russia's statements,
They are now seeing high casualties, and so now what they're doing is turning to DPRK to supply them soldiers,
They (Russia) are the ones escalating. We are going to continue to support Ukraine as they push back on that aggression,
Based on how Russia is responding, the war may be more 'on fire' by Inauguration Day,
Had self-imposed restrictions been lifted sooner, Ukraine would have made greater advances against the Russians,
Every decision's been too late,
He doesn't want his legacy to be stained by the war in Europe,
The Ukrainians really need to stem this loss of territory, to slow down — if not stop — the Russian advances in the east,
Ukraine is only authorized to shoot deeper into Russia to constrain the Russian-North Korean effort to push Ukraine out of the Russian territory,
The escalation at every turn and every step is coming from Russia. They're the ones who escalated this,
This makes a significant change and one that we warned the Russians about before they did it,
If the long-range missiles are used from the territory of Ukraine against the Russian territory, it will mean that they are controlled by American military experts and we will view that as a qualitatively new phase of the Western war against Russia and respond accordingly,
We hope that when that time comes, there is more leverage on the Ukrainian side than on the Russian side,
It could happen any minute, any hour,
If they will cut, I think we will lose. Of course, anyway, we will stay and we will fight. We have production, but it’s not enough to prevail."
There’s clearly an effort ahead of Trump to maximise their standings,
From January ... He will have to deal with the fact that Trump now is responsible for the situation. If Putin escalates, it can worsen the chances for a deal. He will have to be more flexible, more open to different options.”
From a clearance perspective, de-miners have to approach any type of explosive object with the knowledge that it may explode,
Within two weeks, if they have not been detonated, they become inert,
They don't lead with their mechanized forces anymore,