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New Russian Offensive Looms Amid Istanbul Peace Bid
FT cites Ukrainian intel on troop buildups in Donetsk Oblast just as Zelenskyy heads to Turkey for stalled negotiations
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Imagine you’ve just heard the world’s appetite for peace grow louder by the day — only to find out Russia’s quietly sharpening its swords.
That’s exactly what the Financial Times dropped this week, citing Ukrainian intelligence sources: Moscow is regrouping for a major new offensive, moving troops into “hotspots on the battlefield” even as diplomats extol peace talks.
Details are thin — no maps, no troop counts — just nods to an analytical group called Deep State, which flagged Russia’s latest grab of key ground around Pokrovsk and Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast.
Those towns aren’t trivia: they’re the hinge points that would let Kremlin forces swing open the door to capturing the entire region…
