While Pokrovsk's seemingly inevitable fall to Russia will not trigger a collapse in Ukraine's defenses, it weakens Kyiv at a sensitive juncture in U.S.-led negotiations to end the war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/11/world/ukraine-pokrovsk-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #us #donaldtrump #volodymyrzelenskyy #europe #vladimirputin