{"id":2008338,"date":"2023-08-22T16:16:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T20:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-war-is-not-a-stalemate-sullivan-argues\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T16:17:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T20:17:50","slug":"ukraine-war-is-not-a-stalemate-sullivan-argues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-war-is-not-a-stalemate-sullivan-argues\/","title":{"rendered":"Sullivan claims Ukraine war isn&#8217;t at a standstill."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukraine-war-is-not-a-stalemate-sullivan-argues%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2008338&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Russia&#8217;s War in Ukraine: Not a Stalemate, Says Biden&#8217;s National Security Adviser<\/h2>\n<p>According to President Joe Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-to-pardon-gen-michael-flynn-per-report\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump to Pardon Gen. Michael Flynn, Per Report\">national security adviser<\/a> \u200dJake \u2064Sullivan, Russia&#8217;s war in Ukraine is far from a stalemate. In a\u2064 recent statement,\u2062 Sullivan acknowledged that there is ongoing &#8220;attacking and defending&#8221; happening on\u200c both sides along\u2064 an extensive front line.<\/p>\n<p>However, he emphasized that Ukraine has been defending itself effectively\u2064 against Russian\u200d offensive maneuvers\u200b in the\u200d northeastern \u2063part \u2062of the\u2064 country. At the same time, Kyiv is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-war-is-not-a-stalemate-sullivan-argues\/\" title=\"Sullivan claims Ukraine war isn't at a standstill.\">making incremental \u200cadvances<\/a> in the southeast.<\/p>\n<h3>Ukraine&#8217;s Counteroffensive and Strategic Goals<\/h3>\n<p>Ukrainian forces\u200c are currently pushing from the town of \u200bRobotyne\u200b towards \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-a-ukrainian-giving-instructions-on-how-to-drive-abandoned-russian-tanks\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show A Ukrainian Giving Instructions On How To Drive Abandoned Russian Tanks?\">strategic city<\/a>\u200d of Melitopol. Their\u200c objective is to sever Russia&#8217;s land bridge from the Crimean\u2063 peninsula, which was\u200b annexed by Russia in 2014. This would be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-the-bulls-censorship-megyn-kelly-debuts-new-siriusxm-show\/\" title=\"\u2018Over The Bulls*** Censorship\u2019: Megyn Kelly Debuts New SiriusXM Show\">significant development<\/a> in Ukraine&#8217;s counteroffensive.<\/p>\n<p>The Institute for the Study of War has reported\u2062 that \u200bUkrainian forces have made\u200c &#8220;tactically significant gains&#8221; in and east of Robotyne. These gains are crucial\u200d because advancing past\u200b the densest parts of\u2063 Russian minefields would be possible if they continue\u2064 their progress.<\/p>\n<h3>Continued Support and \u2063Aid<\/h3>\n<p>The\u200d United States has \u2064provided \u2064approximately $43 billion in\u200d military aid to Ukraine. While the \u2063administration has\u2064 been slow to meet some of Ukraine&#8217;s more advanced requests, there is bipartisan support in Congress for \u200caiding Ukraine militarily.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken has assured\u200c Denmark and the\u2062 Netherlands that the United States will expedite the \u2062approval of transfer requests for F-16 fighter aircraft. However, it is unlikely\u2064 that the\u200b F-16s will be on the battlefield this year.<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan expressed \u200cconfidence in Congress&#8217;s continued support for Ukraine, despite dissenting voices within both parties. President Biden has requested an additional $24\u200c billion from Congress to boost\u2062 military assistance \u200cin Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There \u200care strong Republican as well as Democrat voices advocating for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrat-admits-forces-in-her-party-have-desire-to-attack-anything-related-to-state-of-israel\/\" title=\"Top Democrat Admits Forces In Her Party Have \u2018Desire To Attack\u2019 Anything \u2018Related To State Of Israel\u2019\">continued financial support<\/a> to Ukraine,&#8221; Sullivan\u2063 stated. &#8220;We believe that the support will be\u200c sustained\u200b even if there are some\u200d dissident voices on the other side of the aisle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The House Freedom Caucus, which has the ability to \u200cinfluence GOP legislation, has expressed opposition to providing a \u200d&#8221;blank\u2063 check&#8221; for \u2062Ukraine in \u2064any supplemental bill.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u2063these challenges, the\u200c situation in Ukraine remains dynamic, with both sides\u2063 engaged in active\u2064 conflict \u200cand Ukraine making strategic\u2064 gains against \u2063Russian forces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia&#8217;s ongoing war in Ukraine, lasting 18 months, is not at a stalemate, says President Biden&#8217;s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan. 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