{"id":351070,"date":"2026-06-10T15:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/putin-has-only-very-bad-options-in-ukraine-pulitzer-prize-winning-historian\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T15:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:00:11","slug":"putin-has-only-very-bad-options-in-ukraine-pulitzer-prize-winning-historian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/putin-has-only-very-bad-options-in-ukraine-pulitzer-prize-winning-historian\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Putin has only very bad options\u2019 in Ukraine: Pulitzer Prize-winning historian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/4bGukQqnq8o\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Putin has only very bad options\u2019 in Ukraine: Pulitzer Prize-winning historian\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4bGukQqnq8o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>CNN\u2019s Bianna Golodryga speaks with award-winning journalist Anne Applebaum about the shift in dynamics in the war in Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>While Ukraine is nowhere near winning the war, it does appear to have the upper hand in some areas along the front lines. Kyiv has also greatly increased its ability to strike deep inside Russia, targeting energy facilities and other strategic targets far from the borders. <\/p>\n<p>0:00 Putin dismisses Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s ceasefire letter<br \/>\n1:15 Is Putin misinformed about battlefield conditions in Ukraine?<br \/>\n2:21 What are Putin\u2019s options?<br \/>\n3:57 Why the frontline in Ukraine could be turning into a demilitarized zone<br \/>\n7:02 How exhausted are Ukrainian citizens? <\/p>\n<p>Watch more CNN here: https:\/\/cnn.it\/4kh5RPe<\/p>\n<p>#Putin #Ukraine #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN\u2019s Bianna Golodryga speaks with award-winning journalist Anne Applebaum about the shift in dynamics in the war in Ukraine. While Ukraine is nowhere near winning the war, it does appear to have the upper hand in some areas along the front lines. 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