RSN: FOCUS: Joshua Yaffa | Putin's Escalation in Ukraine Is a Losing Strategy
Live on the homepage now! Reader Supported News CALL FOR SUPPORT! The organization is now critically short of funds. As of today more than 450,000 readers have visited Reader Supported News since the funding drive began, fewer than 220 have donated. The situation is serious. Marc Ash • Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Joshua Yaffa | Putin's Escalation in Ukraine Is a Losing Strategy Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker Yaffa writes: "On Wednesday morning, Vladimir Putin announced that the war in Ukraine is entering a new phase—or, at least, that was his intention." The push to claim new territory and mobilize more troops is unlikely to reverse Russia’s losses on the battlefield—but it could move the war into its most dangerous phase yet. O n Wednesday morning, Vladimir Putin announced that the war in Ukraine is entering a new phase—or, at least, that was his intention. His televised address contained three central messages: the K...