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Ukraine now has the ‘cards,’ the US must force Putin to make concessions

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Ukraine is proving it holds more “cards” than some assumed, thwarting Russia’s battlefield advances while pounding its infrastructure.

Vladimir Putin is visibly under stress to end the war. Yet Moscow is still demanding peace terms far exceeding its military leverage.

That mismatch sank previous US-brokered peace talks, currently paused amid the Iran conflict.

When negotiations resume, they’ll fail again unless Washington can convince Putin to align his demands with reality.

Ukraine has cause for optimism, as one of us observed first-hand this month. Ukrainians survived their hardest winter yet despite a shortage of air defenses to protect energy infrastructure, and people remain resilient.

Although Ukraine remains unlikely to recapture much of its territory, Russian gains have become ever slower and costlier to achieve. And Ukraine’s tactical and technological innovation advantages make long-term Russian success unlikely.

We’ll likely see Russian offensives gain limited ground this month — but these will be quickly blunted by Ukraine’s ability to make ground maneuvers fatal.

Ukraine has significantly improved the depth of its close-range drone fires, allowing them to consistently impose costs 30 or 50 kilometers behind Russian lines. That leaves Russian troops with virtually no chance of achieving a major breakthrough.

The Ukrainian army has stopped........

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