Ukrainian troops may have only “30 to 45 days’ worth of fighting weather left” in the current offensive.On Sunday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told German media there would be no swift end to the conflict. “Most wars last longer than expected when they first begin,” he told the Funke media group. “We are all wishing for a quick peace.”By contrast, at last year’s U.N.
Sullivan, the national security adviser, contested the notion that there is a significant delta between the U.S. position and the developing world, saying American diplomats have worked hard to close the gap. “We actually believe that we have over the course of the past several months built a strong engagement and dialogue with the Global South on what ultimately a just peace looks like,” he said. “It does not seem that Russia is particularly serious about that at the moment.
In light of these divisions, Biden has kept his distance from the Israeli leader, and the meeting in New York will be their first tête-à-tête since Netanyahu won his election last fall.