The US government has indicated that there may be a new dynamic in the war in Ukraine following the successes achieved by Ukrainian troops in the east of the country, where they recovered part of the Kharkov region after the withdrawal of the Ukrainian army.
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This was announced by the Pentagon spokesman, John Kirby, who assured that “what we see is certainly a change in the momentum of the Ukrainian Armed Forces”.
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“Clearly, we have seen the Russians evacuate, retreat or retreat from their defensive positions, particularly there (in the north-east of the country) and around the Kharkov region,” the Pentagon spokesman said at a press conference at the White House.
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Kirby stressed that, at least in the Donbas, “there is a sense of momentum on the part of the Ukrainian armed forces”, although he stressed that it is the president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, who ultimately has to decide whether, militarily I have arrived. at a turning point.
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However, he indicated that he did not intend to speak on behalf of the Russian military, at the same time he recalled that Russia described its strategy of withdrawing troops from the front with Ukraine as “repositioning”.
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US President Joe Biden also admitted that it was difficult to say to what extent Ukraine’s recent progress had been a turning point in the war, pointing out that Ukraine still has “a long way to go”.
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