Russia likely preparing ‘to deploy dozens of additional’ battalions, Sullivan says

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Russia is “revising its war aims” to focus on the eastern part of Ukraine, national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Monday.

“The Russians have realized that the west will not break,” he said from the White House briefing room podium, adding that the Russian military is “repositioning its forces to concentrate the offensive operations in eastern and part of southern Ukraine rather than target most of the territory.”

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