CNN Stuns Viewers with Reality Check on Ukraine War

PHILLIP After months of ░░░░░░░░ counteroffensive to wrest territory ░░░░░░░░ Russia new reporting from ░░░░░░░░ Magazine reveals that while ░░░░░░░░ President Zelenskyy is still ░░░░░░░░ committed to the fight ░░░░░░░░ of his advisers are ░░░░░░░░ One of his Zelenskyy ░░░░░░░░ aids telling TIME He ░░░░░░░░ himself We re out ░░░░░░░░ options We re not ░░░░░░░░ But try telling him ░░░░░░░░ And that sobering assessment ░░░░░░░░ beyond the civilian government ░░░░░░░░ s commander in chief ░░░░░░░░ the Armed Forces saying ░░░░░░░░ to The Economist Just ░░░░░░░░ in the First World ░░░░░░░░ we have reached the ░░░░░░░░ of technology that puts ░░░░░░░░ into a stalemate There ░░░░░░░░ likely be no deep ░░░░░░░░ beautiful breakthrough A stalemate ░░░░░░░░ was not the characterization ░░░░░░░░ the last several months ░░░░░░░░ starts KIRBY They ve ░░░░░░░░ acknowledged that they re ░░░░░░░░ going as far and ░░░░░░░░ fast as they would ░░░░░░░░ That said they are ░░░░░░░░ It s not a ░░░░░░░░ They re not just ░░░░░░░░ Ukrainians are moving SULLIVAN ░░░░░░░░ do not assess that ░░░░░░░░ conflict is a stalemate ░░░░░░░░ re seeing it continue ░░░░░░░░ take territory on a ░░░░░░░░ systematic basis Blinken We ░░░░░░░░ seen good progress in ░░░░░░░░ counteroffensive He s very ░░░░░░░░ We want to make ░░░░░░░░ that Ukraine has what ░░░░░░░░ needs not only to ░░░░░░░░ on the counteroffensive but ░░░░░░░░ what it needs for ░░░░░░░░ long term Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ And the reality on ░░░░░░░░ battlefield well we can ░░░░░░░░ you Those silver slivers ░░░░░░░░ yellow are Ukraine s ░░░░░░░░ gains and it really ░░░░░░░░ t a whole lot ░░░░░░░░ the ground in Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ hardening now for another ░░░░░░░░ winter And the fight ░░░░░░░░ the United States over ░░░░░░░░ much aid to give ░░░░░░░░ is getting more intense ░░░░░░░░ has authorized roughly 113 ░░░░░░░░ so far but polls ░░░░░░░░ that the American people ░░░░░░░░ willingness to support Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ waning The yellow line ░░░░░░░░ shows the share of ░░░░░░░░ who say that the ░░░░░░░░ S is doing too ░░░░░░░░ to help Ukraine And ░░░░░░░░ it s at 41 ░░░░░░░░ up from 29 percent ░░░░░░░░ June And that s ░░░░░░░░ some tough questions for ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration and for ░░░░░░░░ parties in Congress.”