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Dispatches

1) Richard Kemp, “Ukraine has blown its best chance to defeat Putin; Deprived of the weapons it needs to win, and with global attention shifting to Israel, the outlook is terrible,” The Telegraph, November 4, 2023 (3:02 pm):

2) Jason Willick, “Ukraine’s supporters need to rethink their theory of victory,” Washington Post, November 5, 2023 (6:30 a.m. EST);

3) Editorial Board, “A Five-Alarm Biden Re-Election Fire; The President trails Trump in five of six battleground states in a new survey,” Wall Street Journal,
November 5, 2023 (4:14 pm ET);

4) Shane Goldmacher, “Trump Leads in 5 Critical States as Voters Blast Biden, Times/Siena Poll Finds; Voters in battleground states said they trusted Donald J. Trump over President Biden on the economy, foreign policy and immigration, as Mr. Biden’s multiracial base shows signs of fraying,” New York Times, November 5, 2023 (5:01 a.m. ET);

5) Emmanuel Grynszpan, “Guerre en Ukraine : l’industrie d’armement russe monte en puissance; L’Etat-major ukrainien admet l’échec de sa contre-offensive et alerte ses alliés occidentaux sur l’entrée dans une phase de guerre d’attrition qui avantage son adversaire. La production de chars de combat en Russie devrait atteindre 600 unités en décembre.” Le Monde,le 03 novembre 2023 (modifié le à 20h03);

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