News about Soledar, Ukraine, and Russia

NEW: Ukrainian and Russian sources stated that Ukrainian forces are increasingly contesting the tactical initiative in northern Kharkiv Oblast and characterized Russian operations in the area as defensive... 🧵(1/8) pic.twitter.com/fpRZCXZo6u

Baltic states and Poland will deploy troops to Ukraine in case of Russian successes on the front – Spiegel "If the Russians achieve a strategic breakthrough in eastern Ukraine because the West is helping without much enthusiasm, the situation could deteriorate sharply. In such a… pic.twitter.com/tsoIjeQf1r

I am absolutely convinced that Putin indeed wants a ceasefire to just stop at where he is in Ukraine and freeze the war -- because he's doing just fine, Kharkiv is about to fall, Odesa and Kyiv is next, Ukraine is doomed, he and Russia are as strong as never before, and Western…

Some anonymous Reuters sources claim Putin is allegedly ready to "freeze" the war: "Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to halt the war in Ukraine with a negotiated ceasefire that recognises the current battlefield lines, four Russian sources told Reuters." Here is a link…