Also RE: drones, isn't it a bit odd that the USA isn't giving Ukraine Predators and/or Reapers? I wonder what the story is there.
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my guess is they want the war to drag on. they don't want to give Ukraine so much power that it will make Russia pull out.
you may remember Russia almost lost when Prigozhin marched on Moscow. it was only Prigozhin's mistake in believing Putin's promises that saved Moscow. Putin promised Prigozhin will be safe then almost instantly assassinated him.