Russia will hold on in Donbas to pressure Kyiv
Russia will hold on in Donbas to pressure Kyiv to negotiate while possible US military support risks escalation
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- Debaltseve is main focus
- Mariupol offensive
- Growing Kyiv forces
- Volunteer battalions may lead to tensions
- US help for Ukraine
- Washington warming to military aid
- Ukrainian economic woes
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_350.jpg "Zakharchenko and Igor Plotnitsky at a news conference in Donetsk (Reuters/Maxim Shemetov)")