Putin’s weakened forces are stumbling on the battlefield
by Paul Sonne, Cassandra Vinograd and Milana Mazaeva · Australian Financial ReviewPaul Sonne, Cassandra Vinograd and Milana Mazaeva
May 11, 2026 – 11.58am
President Vladimir Putin of Russia has sought to convince President Donald Trump that his troops are marching toward inevitable victory in Ukraine, arguing that Kyiv should hand over the entire eastern Donbas region to avoid impending defeat.
But the situation on the battlefield tells a different story.
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