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Ukraine’s shrinking window to change the war narrative and Putin’s calculus

By Jamie McIntyre
Published August 5, 2022 3:00am ET
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Ukraine’s shrinking window to change the war narrative and Putin’s calculus
A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara. | U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zayid Ballesteros

On paper, Ukraine’s David is running circles around Russia’s Goliath.

In the beginning of the war, Ukrainian defenders worshiped “St. Javelin,” the U.S.-supplied, shoulder-fired, tank-killing missile that turned hundreds of Russian tanks into smoldering hulks of roadside wreckage.

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Pentagon Russia Russia-Ukraine War Ukraine Vladimir Putin Volodymyr Zelensky