Rus Advances Alarm Stoltenberg, No Proof A-50 Loss; G7/Ukr Scheme Rus Frozen Assets; Iran Strikes (Alexander Mercouris)

The slow war of attrition continues. The Russians are applying pressure on many sectors of the frontline. The tactic is to draw in Ukrainian forces and then hit them with artillery and drones. Russian equipment and personnel are still being lost but the losses are lopsided. Eventually the Ukrainians will have trouble slowing down the Russian advances.

The Iranian missile strike in Iraq appear to be a warning and a demonstration that conflict with the US will be costly. They did not target any Americans but forces in Kurdish areas that they considered a strategic threat to themselves. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, January 18, 2024.]