There is some real movement in the line, but the big km2 figures and double digit tallies of settlements retaken is a highly misleading representation of the reality on the ground.

Yes, but as @chriso-wiki.bsky.social posted in resent days, ru milbloggers ar panicking about the move

While this is great from comms perspective for Ukraine, this is a loss for all open source reporting and even intelligence.

Also, no more doom postings or

The parties agreed on nothing and will meet again at yet another meaningless “summit” in a month, so that Russia can continue buying time and making a fool of Donald Trump while continuing to destroy Ukraine.

You’re welcome.

And the U.S. administration still has neither the power to force Ukraine to surrender, nor the conscience or the wisdom to stop this idiotic charade with Putin and instead begin pressuring Russia and arming Ukraine so that Ukraine can make Russia accept a stable and lasting peace.

Russia still refuses any ceasefires, any compromises, any halt to the war -- and agrees to nothing short of Ukrainian surrender, with ever-growing demands leading ultimately to Ukraine’s destruction.

Ukraine is still willing to agree to absolutely any ceasefires, compromises, a halt to the war, a freeze along the front line, and all possible and impossible mineral deals to please Donald Trump -- but it is not willing to capitulate and be destroyed by Russia.

If you already tell the enemy you are willing to trade anything to avoid nuclear war, then you have made his job easy. The enemy will simply ask for everything and demand that you give it up or else the nukes start dropping.

To add to this, Ukraine didn't start Feb 24, 2022 with 5k Javelins nor F-16s, M109A6s, M1s, Leo 2s. The war started with the equipment Ukraine had in hand, they blunted the Russian offensive and routed CAAs with equipment and forces they had on hand. That is why we stepped up support.