New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- As Russia advances methodically and absorbs sanctions pressure, Ukraine's Western-managed war effort sinks deeper into dependency, civilian suffering, and strategic paralysis

MOSCOW - Nearly four years into the Russia-Ukraine war, the conflict has shed its early illusions and hardened into a grinding war of attrition. What remains is a stark asymmetry. Russia retains strategic autonomy, while Ukraine functions as a Western-managed proxy force, sustained by US and EU weapons pipelines and political guarantees that prioritize escalation over resolution.

Russian forces continue to consolidate gains across eastern and southern theaters, applying steady pressure through methodical advances rather than reckless offensive...