CIA Director William Burns said that the second phase of Russia's war against Ukraine, when Russian troops launched an offensive in the Donbass, is "

\; so the stakes are quite high at this stage," " will allow him to progress.

The CIA director said that while U.S. intelligence sees no "

After an unsuccessful attempt to capture Kyiv and the northern regions of Ukraine, Russian troops were forced to flee at the end of March. After that, hostilities in eastern Ukraine escalated.. The invaders are trying to establish full control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. At the same time, according to Ukrainian officials, Putin has not rejected plans to seize the entire territory of Ukraine..

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The Great Battle for Donbass has begun. The outcome of the entire war that Russia unleashed against Ukraine largely depends on its outcome.. Do we have a chance to win? What is needed for this? A selection of forecasts and scenarios of foreign experts was collected by Tatyana Silina in the article “The Battle for Donbass: Why Putin Must Lose”.