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The rate of Russian advance is accelerating, and Russia's summer offensive is likely to put the armed forces of Ukraine under intense pressure," Jack Watling of the Royal United Services Institute in London said in a commentary.

Burcu Ozcelik, a security expert on Turkiye and the PKK with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), believes a splinter is very unlikely. She explained that Ocalan has remained influential in the ideological evolution of the group and that he has retained the loyalty of PKK fighters since he was captured. In addition, she said, Turkiye appears to view the rejuvenated peace process, the disarmament of PKK fighters and their reintegration into civil life as imperative for national security.

If President Trump follows through with what he has announced yesterday, I think such unprecedented restrictive measures and economic measures imposed on Russia would hit hard.