Personal attacks directed at Zelensky reflect growing Western unease about the course and cost of the Ukraine war.
Stefan Wolff
Stefan Wolff
Stefan Wolff is a professor of international security at the University of Birmingham.
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Unless the attack was simply motivated by the kudos of demonstrating an ability to strike at the heart of Russian power, it makes no military sense on Kyiv’s part.