HAPPENING NOW: Winter is coming in Ukraine. How are policymakers in Brussels, Moscow, and Washington factoring this into their calculations as Russia's invasion of the country marches into 2023?
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Prisoner swap of star Brittney Griner
Power disruptions and weapons supply in Ukraine
War fatigue among U.S. and European governments
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In exchange for releasing 's Brittney Griner, Russia is getting back Viktor Bout, a Russian arms smuggler.
FP’s @robbie_gramer: Even as everyone is celebrating, there's debate about possible national security risks that this poses to U.S.
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Q: What are the vulnerabilities of freezing temperatures for the Russian and Ukrainian militaries now?
FP’s : "This is not going to settle into a frozen conflict ... We're still seeing fierce fighting in the region." She explains the challenges:
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Q: What are the vulnerabilities of freezing temperatures for the Russian and Ukrainian militaries now?
This is a do or die moment in the war for Russia to see if they could break Ukraine's spirit, explains FP’s @robbie_gramer.
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Q: Western stockpiles are seriously strained. Why are western defense officials worried?
FP’s : "In the United States, they didn't plan for a war like this. ... This is historic amounts of weapons and artillery that are being fired."
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"American officials are still kind of in a wait-and-see mode to figure out how much [weaponry] Russia has, whether it's enough," says FP's in describing his latest reporting trip with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
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"The terrifying thing about this war has been that there's been multiple points at which it would have been prudent for Putin to take a pause in fighting .. but he has time and time again taken the stupid decision," says FP’s :
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Q: The Biden admin is encouraging Ukraine to engage in peace talks w/ Russia. What are the chances of this happening?
FP’s : It remains to be seen whether they can get diplomacy back on track—and where the battlefield will be in March & April.
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Subscriber question: The Latvian Foreign Minister discussed the possibility of Ukraine striking targets in Russia. What is the likelihood of this continuing?
FP’s : This is absolutely a trend that's going upwards.
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Subscriber question: Is the Ukrainian side using propaganda in the same way that the Russians have?
FP’s : "The Ukrainians have been incredibly good at strategic communications." But not in the same way that the Russians have.
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