Analysis-Pokrovsk's fall will not cause frontline collapse, but weakens Ukraine in Trump's eyes

KYIV, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Russia’s capture of Pokrovsk appears to be a matter of ‘when’ not ‘if’, and while its fall will not trigger a collapse in Ukraine’s defences, it weakens Kyiv at a sensitive juncture in U.S.-led negotiations to end the war. Read full story

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