La anunciada reanudación de las conversaciones entre Rusia, Ucrania y EE UU para finalizar la guerra iniciada por Vladímir Putin podría alimentar unas esperanzas de paz hoy por hoy ilusorias. El presidente ruso, que envió sus tropas a la conquista del país vecino el 24 de febrero de 2022, ha reiterado recientemente que desea el fin de las hostilidades bélicas en Ucrania, pero su idea de “paz” consiste hasta ahora en satisfacer unas exigencias inalterables, incompatibles con el futuro de Ucrania como estado independiente y amenazadoras para la seguridad de sus vecinos occidentales europeos.

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Dawn breaks under rainfall in Kramatorsk, a Ukrainian stronghold under Russian threat on the eastern front. What makes it harder for drones to fly becomes an opportunity for Russian infantry to try to gain ground. These are, in any case, small skirmishes. EL PAÍS reports this from a military command post in Kramatorsk based on images captured by drones on October 15. The front line shows hardly any change and the war is stuck in a complex tangle as the fifth anniversary of the full-scale invasion approaches. Kyiv has also recently suffered serious setbacks: at home, with attacks across around 20 of its regions, and internationally, the blow represented by the United States’ overt alignment with Russia.

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The video released by Al Jazeera lasts just 25 seconds but has once again reignited public debate. The footage shows at least 10 fighters in a forest, “coming back from a mission,” as one of them can be heard saying. The group of soldiers, who are Mexican, Colombian, and Panamanian — as acknowledged by the person filming — is allegedly part of Ukraine’s front line in the war launched by Russia.

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