Sign up for Ground News, and use the following link to let them know we sent you over there! https://ground.news/linesonmaps Thus far, neither Ukraine nor Russia has made much progress during the winter. What is actually going on? This video surveys four possibilities. On one extreme, Ukraine may be trapping Russia into attacking at high losses with few gains. On the other extreme, Russia may be engaging in a true counter-counterattack, and Ukraine will soon be put on its backfoot. We may also just be observing winter or a true stalemate. For more, check out my book "What Caused the Russia-Ukraine War": https://amzn.to/3HY5aqW. You can also read it for free by signing up for a Kindle Unlimited trial at https://amzn.to/3QMsBr8. (These are affiliate links, meaning I earn a commission when you make a transaction through them. This means that even if you read for free, you are still supporting the channel.) 0:00 What's Happening in Ukraine? 5:11 It's Just Winter 8:07 Ukraine Is Setting a Trap 14:36 A True Stalemate 18:41 A Russian Counter-Counterattack 24:52 A Russian Preventive Attack The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement. Media licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): From Kremlin.ru: http://20.kremlin.ru/en/2000 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/50329 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/53857 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/53936 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/53940 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/55063 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/55644 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/57416 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/57436 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/security-council/58065 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/59455 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/60490 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/60806 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/61584 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/62983 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/66191 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/66675 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/67061 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68016 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68366 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68691 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/69390 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/69465 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70315 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70341 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70414 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70430 Media licensed under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/): From Government of Russia: http://archive.government.ru/eng/docs/12281/ Media licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/): From Ministry of Defense of Ukraine: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ministryofdefenceua/26206896373 https://www.flickr.com/photos/ministryofdefenceua/26504221874 https://www.flickr.com/photos/ministryofdefenceua/30825537757 From Army Inform Ukraine: https://armyinform.com.ua/2022/07/04/himars-vpevneno-demilitaryzuyut-rosijsku-okupaczijnu-armiyu/ https://armyinform.com.ua/2022/09/25/soledar-frontove-misto-na-donechchyni-opalene-ruskim-mirom/