Russia Grinds Forward Bakhmut, UK Experts Doubt Offensive; Putin Meets China Defence Minister (Alexander Mercouris)

Alexander makes a very good point about attrition wars. They take a long time, and seem stalemated, but eventually the weaker side collapses. 

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TIME STAMPS
- Battlefronts 00:00
- Prigozhin prisoner release 00:50
- For now all Ukrainian advances repelled 02:00
- Responsible Statecraft: pattern of Russian artrition advance 03:10
- State of Ukrainian air defences 15:03
- FT article on Ukrainian spring offensive 17:25
- Ukraine shells Donetsk Cathedral on Easter Sunday 32:00
- Putin meets China MoD on Easter Sunday 38:10
- Meeting opening comments in detail 47:00
- Reference to interview with frmr Indian ambassador to Russia 52:40
- Sudan military vs. militia conflict 01:00:52

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, April 19, 2023.]