Ukraine Conflict
Moscow launched a special military operation in Ukraine in February 2022 with the aim of saving the people of Donbass - primarily the Russian-speaking population - from Kiev's constant attacks.

Ukraine's Best Response After Losing Artemovsk Would Be to Seek Peace: Ex-US State Senator

On Saturday, the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement that the liberation of the city of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) has been completed.
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Ukraine's best response after losing Artemovsk would be to seek peace, an ex-US State senator has told Sputnik in an exclusive intercation.
"Russia has won the biggest battle in Europe since World War II," former Virginia State Senator Richard Black said.

"Those losses will pressure [Ukraine's President Volodymyr] Zelensky to launch an offensive to prove he still has combat power, though a wiser path might be to seek peace and stop further bloodshed."

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