A defeated Ukraine would be a military and political disaster for the EU and NATO

News Snapshot:

THE WAR IN Ukraine is entering its second frozen winter. Snow is forecast for Kupyansk and Bakhmut next week as temperatures drop. At day 664 of Putin’s invasion, the conflict has settled into a prolonged phase of grinding attritional stalemate. Zelenskyy’s much-vaunted counteroffensive which began in June has delivered only slight advances. A significant development in the Kherson Oblast has seen Ukrainian troops cross the Dnipro River, creating a small bridgehead eastward in the vicinity of Krynky. The Kremlin have been anxious to dislodge Ukrainian forces here and in early December ordered the newly-formed elite airborne unit, 104th Guards Airborne...