It is clear that elite opinion (which the New Yorker, the Atlantic, and Foreign Affairs dutifully express) is beginning to shift and people are being slowly accustomed to the idea of Ukraine losing the war.
“It is clear that elite opinion (which the New Yorker, the Atlantic, and Foreign Affairs dutifully express) is beginning to shift”
“elite opinion (which the New Yorker, the Atlantic, and Foreign Affairs dutifully express) is beginning to shift”
I disagree with your premise. No change in magazines attitudes toward Ukraine is apparent:
May 25, 2023: Foreign Affairs “The Plot Against Russia:
How Putin Revived Stalinist Anti-Americanism to Justify a Botched War” By Andrei Kolesnikov
February 17, 2023: The New Yorker “Interview How the War in Ukraine Ends An eminent historian envisions a settlement among Russia, Ukraine, and the West.” By David Remnick
Jun 1, 2022: The Atantic “Western Support for Ukraine Has Peaked”