Hodges: The hope was that Putin would overreach and make Trump angry enough to act, using his economic and diplomatic leverage and aid for Ukraine.

But he’s been hesitant. Now Putin has crossed the line, keeping the same maximalist objectives after planned Budapest meeting. 2/ pic.twitter.com/OWUy3kGN3u

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 5 novembre 2025

Hodges: The hope was that Putin would overreach and make Trump angry enough to act, using his economic and diplomatic leverage and aid for Ukraine. But he’s been hesitant. Now Putin has crossed the line, keeping the same maximalist objectives after planned Budapest meeting. 2/

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Keane: Russia advertises every day that they're winning the war, and they are not. In 2025, they're averaging over 1,000 casualties a day, gaining only 0.6% more territory.

Their offensive to take all of southern Ukraine has failed despite claims of daily progress. 2X pic.twitter.com/xBrLoQM6Rv

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 5 novembre 2025

Keane: Russia advertises every day that they're winning the war, and they are not. In 2025, they're averaging over 1,000 casualties a day, gaining only 0.6% more territory. Their offensive to take all of southern Ukraine has failed despite claims of daily progress. 2X

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Sikorski: Russia has rebuilt an imperial ideology and has already invaded Georgia and now Ukraine. If it prevails, it will use Ukraine’s territory and resources to go further. We must keep Russia as far from our borders as possible by helping Ukraine defend itself. 5X

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Sikorski: Russia could not continue this war without China. It relies on China’s trade and supply of dual-use goods. And I agree with Kasparov: it would be good for Russia for the imperial myth to finally end, for Russia to lose this war so that imperialism is buried. 4/

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Me: Since 2022, Russia’s hit Ukraine’s energy grid every winter — this time harder, with more drones and ballistic missiles. Blackouts are back and cold bites.

But morale holds. The grid still stands, and Ukrainians keep adapting — they’ve learned to endure and rebuild. 4X pic.twitter.com/1B7R8J2Mx8

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 5 novembre 2025

Me: Since 2022, Russia’s hit Ukraine’s energy grid every winter — this time harder, with more drones and ballistic missiles. Blackouts are back and cold bites. But morale holds. The grid still stands, and Ukrainians keep adapting — they’ve learned to endure and rebuild. 4X

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Me: Ukraine’s strikes on Russia’s energy sites matter — they cause shortages, disrupt logistics, and weaken operations near the front. These are real, military “sanctions.”

They won’t force Putin to negotiate yet, but they create pressure that makes talks likelier later. 3/ pic.twitter.com/QNAS3FTu4m

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 5 novembre 2025

Me: Ukraine’s strikes on Russia’s energy sites matter — they cause shortages, disrupt logistics, and weaken operations near the front. These are real, military “sanctions.” They won’t force Putin to negotiate yet, but they create pressure that makes talks likelier later. 3/

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Me: Winter cuts both ways. Frozen ground makes kill zones easier but supply harder. If Russians push beyond Pokrovsk, they may gain some advantage, yet moving will be tough.

For Ukrainians, defense will be brutal too. Winter makes everything harder on both sides. 2/ pic.twitter.com/ttikLmfgEd

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 5 novembre 2025

Me: Winter cuts both ways. Frozen ground makes kill zones easier but supply harder. If Russians push beyond Pokrovsk, they may gain some advantage, yet moving will be tough. For Ukrainians, defense will be brutal too. Winter makes everything harder on both sides. 2/

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Me: The situation in Pokrovsk is critical. Russians are inside the city — not in large numbers, but fighting them is extremely hard.

Ukraine has sent reinforcements. The town is destroyed yet crucial, as it opens the path deeper into Ukraine, my interview for CNN. 1/ pic.twitter.com/cAKZ8n130O

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 5 novembre 2025

Me: The situation in Pokrovsk is critical. Russians are inside the city — not in large numbers, but fighting them is extremely hard. Ukraine has sent reinforcements. The town is destroyed yet crucial, as it opens the path deeper into Ukraine, my interview for CNN. 1/

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Pokrovsk attention focused, Myrnograd omitted. In PR, vaguely explainable. Militarily, indefensible. In RP, M could have been evacuated by focusing attention on P; In short, viewed from outside: illogical (therefore alarming).

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