Russia's war in Ukraine could become a 'frozen conflict,' analysts say
10 May 2022
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War in Ukraine
The rhetoric will make it very, very difficult for the Russians to open up negotiations with Ukraine, having sort of basically said that, you know, Ukrainian independence is completely unacceptable and that they're akin to Nazi Germany. The Russian government is closing off its options. It's closing off what options will be domestically acceptable.