The unpalatable truth is that Ukraine's counter-offensive has reached a dead end - and its casualties are mounting. DAVID PATRIKARAKOS argues the future of the West now rests on us helping them win

DAVID PATRIKARAKOS: Sweat stings my eyes. It pours down my face and gathers in the crook of my shoulder. I have just run into a trench on the frontlines of eastern Ukraine.

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