The ongoing conflict in Ukraine seems to be prolonged due to Putin's mindset of not caring about throwing people into the conflict. The Russian military is pushing offensively to regain ground, while the Ukrainian counter-offensive has been disappointing. As winter approaches, the Russians plan to attack energy targets and dig in to harden their lines, potentially causing supply chain issues for Ukraine.
Mike Baker is a former CIA covert operations officer and current CEO of Portman Square Group, a global intelligence firm. He's also the host of "Black Files Declassified" on Discovery+ and the Science Channel, author of "Company Rules, Or Everything I Know About Business I Learned from the CIA," and host of "The President's Daily Brief" podcast. http://www.portmansquaregroup.com/https://www.thefirsttv.com/pdb/
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