Jan Eliasson/ Foreign Ministers of Russia and the United States TT/AP
Eliasson: We are in a new cold war – historically tragic
When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, the former Social Democratic Foreign Minister Jan Eliasson was Sweden's UN ambassador. He tells SVT that he then saw a wave of hope. Today, he states that the world is in an even more dangerous place than during large parts of the Cold War, something he calls "historically tragic".
- Great powers are facing each other in a way they haven't done in a long time, he tells the channel.
He fears that the situation could worsen further if Donald Trump regains the US presidency and sees a situation where Europe must take a leading role for democracy in the world.
Ukrainian soldiers. Libkos / AP
Analysis: Neither Russia nor Ukraine is ready for offensive
Ukraine signals that it can launch its counteroffensive at any time, and the last three days show that the Russians are anything but ready. That's what CNN's Nick Paton Walsh writes in an analysis.
He points both to the fact that the top general, Michail Mizintsev, the "Butcher of Mariupol", seems to have been fired, and that the Wagner boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, raised the alarm in the media about a shortage of ammunition.
Paton Walsh's conclusion is that very little is known about Ukraine's plans - but that the hours before they strike are soon numbered.
"And the extent of Moscow's internal indecision, rivalry and discord is only growing."
At the same time, political scientist Mark Gelotti writes in the British The Times that Ukraine is not at all ready for its major offensive and has lost the element of surprise.
"But Kyiv has no choice but to launch a major spring or summer offensive. Its leaders are increasingly trapped," he writes.
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