@todaywarzone: why putin will ignore trump's august deadline. #UkraineWar #unitedstates #PutinStrategy #TrumpDeadline Discover why Putin is setting the stage for a prolonged war in Ukraine, directly challenging Trump's August deadline for peace negotiations. Russia's military leadership has committed to a multi-year campaign targeting Ukraine's heavily fortified "fortress belt" -a defensive line that would require years of grinding urban warfare to capture. Despite mounting casualties and slow progress, Putin appears determined to outlast Western resolve rather than seek diplomatic solutions.