The Battle for Ukraine

Russia, seemingly at will, ramps up the pressure in Ukraine. And it looks as if another uptick is underway. So far, the West has yet to show it has the resolve to end the Russian aggression.

At the annual Munich Security Conference in Germany this weekend, international monitors indicated there has been an upsurge in violence, with Russian backed separatists moving heavy munitions to the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine. The Secretary-General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Lamberto Zannier, told Reuters, “We’ve seen cases of redeployment of heavy armaments closer to the contact line… multiple rocket launchers artillery being used.”

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