James Verini: “Ukrainians will never submit to a truce that allows Russia to keep the territories it’s occupied”
James Verini argues that Ukraine is on the verge of winning its war against Russia and emphasizes the need for continued U.S. support. He believes that Ukrainians will not accept any peace agreement that allows Russia to retain occupied territories. Verini predicts a potential uprising in Russia due to the unsustainable casualty toll from the war.
- ▪Verini estimates that Russia has suffered roughly one million casualties, with around half a million dead.
- ▪He asserts that the U.S. should continue to arm and support Ukraine until all occupied territories are recovered.
- ▪Most Western military analysts view the war as a grinding conflict that has shifted slightly in Russia's favor in 2025.
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Playback speed×Share postShare post at current timeShare from 0:000:00/PreviewJames Verini: “Ukrainians will never submit to a truce that allows Russia to keep the territories it’s occupied”Author of a new book on the war, "The Theater," predicts Russian revolt against Putin and urges open-ended US supportMichael ShellenbergerMay 27, 2026∙ PaidShareNew Yorker writer James Verini argues that Ukraine is close to winning its war with Russia, that the United States should keep helping until Kyiv recovers every occupied inch of land, and that Joe Biden did more for Ukraine than Donald Trump has. Verini is the author of a new book, The Theater: Courage and Survival in the Defining Atrocity of the Ukraine War.
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