Russia looks set for victory in key Ukraine city

All the weeks of hope and optimism and big-power summits, all for nothing. The attempts to end the war in Ukraine, notably by Donald Trump and Marco Rubio, his secretary of state, are pretty much back to square one. Putin, having rejected all suggestions of compromise, let alone a ceasefire, has redoubled his efforts to destroy Ukraine's will and to seize more territory. Now it looks like the Russian army is about to seize the key city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk province in Donbas, eastern Ukraine which they have been attacking for more than a year. Tens of thousands of Russian troops have been involved and now they have breached Ukrainian defences and have entered the city which lies in a strategic position within Donetsk. It's a massive blow to Ukraine and a huge victory for Putin. Anyone who thought Putin had a gentler side and might be willing to end the war for the sake of the Ukrainian people and world peace should think again. This guy is ruthlessly committed to crushing Ukraine and whatever Trump does in the next few weeks or months to try and persuade him to stop, he will just carry on. There are other cities and towns in his sights and he won't ever back down. There will be no ceasefire, just war and it's going Putin's way. PLEASE BUY MY NEW SPY THRILLER, AGENT REDRUTH WHICH HAS A STRONG RUSSIAN THEME. AMAZON AND WATERSTONES.