“If Ukraine had F16s and permission from the United States to attack Russian military in Russia, the siege of Kharkiv would not be such a problem.”

The fact that Putin has never taken Kharkiv since this invasion began is “a failure”, despite Zelensky asking the US for stronger aid defences, says former US ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst.

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