Is Putin Scaling Down His War Ambitions?

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Targeting Ukraine’s power infrastructure may be a tacit admission of defeat
by Aris Roussinos

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As the seasons change, the war in Ukraine has entered a new phase. Following a series of major reverses the Russians are digging in, in the hope that the autumn rains will bog down any further Ukrainian counter-offensives, perhaps allowing time to train and equip their newly-mobilised conscript army for a second push ne …