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Evening Standard
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Daniel Keane

Should we believe Russia’s ‘withdrawal’ from Kyiv and what could Vladimir Putin do next?

Service members of pro-Russian troops in uniforms without insignia are seen atop of a tank outside Volnovakha

(Picture: REUTERS)

Over a month after Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, the Russian President finds himself at a crossroads.

His dream of a “lightning offensive” that would capture Kyiv in a matter of days lies in tatters, with the morale of Russian soldiers plummeting and the Ukrainian resistance emboldened.

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