Russia’s military strategy in Ukraine is in the spotlight after it claimed it was going to change tack, but after multiple false flags and broken promises from Russia there are major doubts over the Kremlin’s real intentions. There was surprise and suspicion in some quarters on Friday when Russia announced that the first phase of its “special military operation” (as it calls its invasion of Ukraine) was complete. It said it would now refocus on Ukraine’s breakaway eastern Donbas region, where there are two pro-Russian self-proclaimed republics. “The main objectives of the first stage of the operation have generally ... (full story)