'We’ve already won in many ways': White House claims partial victory in Ukraine

The White House claimed a partial victory in Ukraine’s war against Russia, tempering Kyiv’s suggestion that a win would mean rolling Moscow’s territorial gains back to 2014.

The United States has vowed its commitment to Ukraine’s victory and insists that the war aims must be defined by Kyiv. But as Washington prepares to flood Kyiv with billions of dollars of military and economic aid, the White House press secretary said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s failure to seize Ukraine’s capital and secure broad territorial gains was already a win for the U.S.