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In response to this, Vedant Patel, the first deputy speaker of the Bureau of International Relations of the State Department, emphasized that Washingtonʼs support for Ukraine remains steadfast despite any external threats.
"Putin decided to conquer another country. And he failed in this goal. Ukraine was not and will not be conquered. It will remain sovereign and independent," Patel noted.
The New York Times writes that Russia has already lost 80 000 soldiers killed and wounded in the war. These losses and the lack of progress on the front give analysts reason to consider the decree to increase the army as a signal that the dictator is not going to retreat.
