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US warns of ‘protracted’ war as Russia shifts aim in Ukraine

Ukrainian troops check for booby traps in the formerly Russian-occupied Kyiv suburb of Bucha [File: Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo]

White House NSA Jake Sullivan has warned of a “protracted” conflict as Russia revises its war aims and reroutes tens of thousands of troops from across Ukraine to the eastern and southern regions.

Speaking at a news conference on Monday, Sullivan said Russia is expected to focus on the broader Luhansk and Donetsk regions, with the aim to “encompass more significantly more territory than Russian proxies already controlled” prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24.

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