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Is the Ukrainian counteroffensive on hold?

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Ukrainian Counter-Offensive on Hold

Ukrainian President Volodymiyur Zelinsky says the expected spring effort to push back the Russians will wait until more Western weapons arrive. NPR's Leila Fodel spoke to Ben Hodges, the former commanding general of the US Army in Europe, about this development. "We can advance with what we've got and I think we can be successful, but we will lose a lot of people," he said.

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