The next Ukrainian offensive

Do not be distracted by the Russian missiles and drones bombarding Ukrainian cities. They are more a temper tantrum than a strategy because the Ukrainian electricity supply system is among the least vulnerable in the world.

If the 'energy offensive' is the worst thing Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime can do to Ukraine's civilian population, they haven't got much to worry about, writes Gwynne Dyer.Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

January 3, 2023

LONDON, U.K.—It's still unseasonably warm in Ukraine, but there's a chance of a hard freeze next weekend. By mid-month, it should be reliably below zero almost all the time: the ground will be hard, and the smaller streams will have frozen over. Expect the next Ukrainian o...

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