Russia is reportedly preparing a new offensive in Ukraine ’s northeastern Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts this spring, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Le Figaro published on March 26. According to Zelensky , Moscow has been building up forces along the border and making preparations for a large-scale assault. The Ukrainian president noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin had originally planned to launch the operation eight months ago but was forced to postpone it due to