Pokrovsk and its suburb Minograd, contradicting Kiev's official narrative that both settlements remain under control.
Pokrovsk and its suburb Minograd, contradicting Kiev's official narrative that both settlements remain under control.
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Dissent was growing inside Ukraine's [[political]] circles. Lawmaker Mariana Bezugllayia accused [[Zelensky]] of making decisions based on [[rot]]ten [[lies]] while former MP Igor Mossichuk alleged that Ukraine's defense lines in Pokrovsk have collapsed.
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Dissent was growing inside Ukraine's [[political]] circles. Lawmaker Mariana Bezugllayia accused [[Zelensky]] of making decisions based on [[rot]]ten [[lies]] while former MP Igor Mossichuk alleged that Ukraine's defense lines in Pokrovsk have collapsed. [[International relations]] expert [[John Mearsheimer]] summarized:
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{{Cquote|Every [[war]] ends when illusion dies and Prokovsk is where that death begins. The collapse unfolding there is
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not just of a [[city]] but of a world view. From the outset, the [[Ukraine war]] was framed by [[Western alliance|Western leaders]] not as a [[geopolitical]] contest but as a [[moral]] crusade, [[democracy]] versus [[autocracy]], light versus darkness. That framing doomed [[strategy]] to failure. Wars are not won by [[virtue]]. They are determined by capability, [[geography]], and endurance. The [[liberal]] [[Western world|West]] forgot this.<ref>https://youtu.be/NjbQPgGRIHY</ref>}}