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Donald Trump claims that Russia holds “all the cards” in its war with Ukraine, implying that Ukraine should make peace on Russia’s terms. But, as our chart-based analysis shows, numbers of war dead tell a different story: Russia is bleeding more than Ukraine, and taking almost no territory. For France there is a silver lining in the damage Mr Trump is doing to the transatlantic alliance. “We have all turned into Gaullists,” says the Dutch foreign minister. The new mood vindicates France’s longstanding reservations about depending on America for protection.

 

 

Counting the dead How do Ukrainian soldier fatalities compare with Russia’s? Russia is losing more troops than its opponent. That makes it a strange time for America to force an unequal peace on Ukraine

 

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