Let's start with the situation in Ukraine. There is a growing atmosphere of desperation and panic among Western leaders as they watch Ukraine's military collapse along the entire front and cast about for a strategy to stave off Ukraine's defeat. But there is no viable solution. Russian military operations that are closing in on the formerly critical logistics center of Pokrovsk is emblematic of the dire situation confronting the Ukrainians:

The fall of Pokrovsk (Ukrainian name for Krasnoarmeysk - Ed.) under the onslaught of Russian troops will be the biggest setback for Ukraine in recent months and will make it more difficult for Ukraine to overcome difficulties, in while Russian troops apply serious pressure," CNN reports