Ukraine war: Russia launches fresh drone assault on Kyiv and Kharkiv, officials say
BBC NewsJAN 2024
Ukraine: Russia Launched One of its Biggest Aerial Attacks Yet
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The Spin
Pro-Ukraine narrative
Russian war crimes — which obviously include bombing hospitals and residential areas — are nothing new, but this latest aerial bombardment shows Moscow is growing less inclined to protect civilians. As Western countries debate whether they can afford to lend a hand to Kyiv, Ukrainian civilians are facing bombings every day. There's no time to waste when innocent men, women, and children are under constant threat of murder.
Pro-Russia narrative
There are likely very few people in either Ukraine or Russia who wished for this tragic war to happen — unfortunately for the region, the US and its Western allies had different goals in mind. According to Ukrainian diplomat Aleksandr Chaly, a senior member of Ukraine's delegation during peace talks at the start of the war, Vladimir Putin "tried to do everything possible" to end hostilities, but the US and EU leveraged Kyiv's desire to join NATO and the EU to impede any progress.