Day 100 Roundup: Russia Vows To Continue Fighting as Ukrainine Claims Gains
The Facts
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Fri. that Russia will continue fighting in Ukraine until "all its goals have been achieved," pointing particularly to territories in Luhansk and Donetsk.
As of Fri., the 100th day since full-scale war started, Zelenskyy says Russia now controls 20% of Ukraine's overall territory and that 100 fighters are dying every day. Despite that, Ukraine says they're making gains in some areas and have recaptured one-fifth of the territory previously lost in Severodonetsk.
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
The US and its allies have a moral responsibility to support Ukraine against this brutal Russian invasion. Ukraine will sustain losses, but it must persevere in fighting Putin as the necessary counterweight to this aggression.
Establishment-critical narrative
While arming Ukraine is seemingly the only thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on, waging a proxy war with a nuclear super power won't save America from the problems it faces at home. Why risk a world war to repair a broken democracy?