In an arc of villages south of Pokrovsk, including Vuhledar, battlefields that have been stagnant for two and a half years are showing more movement than ever — in Russia’s favor.
there’s nothing in Ukraine worth that blood spilled either way
There's trillions worth of natural resources. Russia have all those and more so they were pretty indifferent but west is salivating about it. And unless Russia is gonna annex entire Ukraine (which would frankly be least bad outcome for Ukrainian working class but is very unlikely), porkys will still get it for firesale prices or entirely for free as Ukraine is getting sold to US private sector in exchange for US tax money.
There's trillions worth of natural resources. Russia have all those and more so they were pretty indifferent but west is salivating about it. And unless Russia is gonna annex entire Ukraine (which would frankly be least bad outcome for Ukrainian working class but is very unlikely), porkys will still get it for firesale prices or entirely for free as Ukraine is getting sold to US private sector in exchange for US tax money.