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  • Panic in the Donbas: Can Russia annex Donetsk, Luhansk before Ukraine takes it back?

    09/20/2022 11:40:35 AM PDT · by Timber Rattler · 90 replies
    Hot Air ^ | September 20, 2022 | Ed Morrisey
    The Russians find themselves out of options in their collapsing effort to overrun Ukraine. Not only did they fail to keep territory they seized in the invasion over the late winter and spring, Russia has begun to lose ground it held before the war. They’re running out of resources, and more importantly, running out of troops as Ukraine’s counteroffensive threatens to collapse their lines. What better time than now to hold a plebiscite, eh? Unfortunately, Russia may see that as their only recruitment option in Luhansk and Donetsk:(snip) Er … keep dreaming. Vladimir Putin has no concerns over even the...