Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russia on Wednesday accused the U.S. of prolonging the "war in Ukraine" by stepping up weapons deliveries to Kiev ahead of Donald Trump entering the White House.

The war in Ukraine could have ended in 2022 following the Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kharkiv, but Western partners prevented such an outcome, according to Denis Yaroslavsky, commander of an intelligence division in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

US President Joe Biden has authorized the delivery of anti-personnel mines to Ukraine, marking a notable shift in US policy. According to an unnamed source cited by Reuters, these mines are intended to help Ukrainian forces slow Russian advances along the eastern front.

FILE - This photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Feb. 19, 2022, shows a Russian Mobile launchers of Iskander short-range nuclear-capable missiles during a military exercise at a training ground in Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

The West and Russia appear to be “sleepwalking” in the field of Ukraine, where, after 1,000 days of war, the escalation brings the nuclear threat to the forefront as openly as it has not been seen since the end of the Cold War.

Russia's military made its largest territorial gains in more than two years in October, as it pressed farther into Ukraine's eastern Donbas region - but at a heavy cost.

Developments in Ukraine: A Changing Battlefield

The developments on the war front in Ukraine are intense and logical, considering Biden’s “approval” for the use of medium- and long-range weapons on Russian territory. These changes are reshaping strategies once again.

European countries should consider deploying military forces to Ukraine to support a peace agreement brokered by Donald Trump between Kyiv and Moscow, according to Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna. Speaking to the Financial Times, Tsahkna emphasized that Ukraine's most secure future lies in NATO membership, a goal strongly backed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

According to UNICEF, at least 2,406 children have been killed or injured in the war in Ukraine, with verified reports marking nearly 1,000 days since the conflict began. This toll includes 659 children killed and 1,747 injured, averaging at least 16 children harmed each week.

The Kremlin accused U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday of escalating the 1,000-day-old war in Ukraine, promising a "palpable" response to any use of U.S. long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia.