Marc Champion

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, poses for photos with China's President Xi Jinping during a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15. AFP-Yonhap

So much has the world’s attention focused on Iran lately that it’s been easy to lose track of what’s going on in the much larger war in Ukraine. A great deal has changed there since the start of the year, demanding some new approaches from Kyiv’s European allies.

Ukraine's war effort has shifted, with drones dominating the battlefield and blunting Russia's advantages. While Russia faces higher casualties, Ukraine grapples with recruitment and corruption. European allies must now develop a new strategy, independent of the US, to bolster Ukraine's military and societal defenses and offer a clear path to EU integration.

A great deal has changed in Ukraine since the start of the year, which demands some new approaches from Kyiv's European allies, says Marc Champion for Bloomberg Opinion.

So much has the world's attention focused on Iran lately that it has been easy to lose track of what is going on in the much larger war in Ukraine.

So much has the world's attention focused on Iran lately that it's been easy to lose track of what's going on in the much larger war in Ukraine. A great deal has changed there since the start of the year, demanding some new approaches from Kyiv's........

Overall, the nature of the battlefield has changed in ways that blunt Russia's overwhelming advantages in manpower, artillery and armor.

In Ukraine and Iran, the world has two major wars that are both highly destructive in their own right and carry the potential for wider great-power conflict. Thankfully, they’re also ripe for settlement, because in each case the attacking side has very little prospect of attaining its goals by continuing the fight. So why is peace taking so long?

IN UKRAINE and Iran, the world has two major wars that are both highly destructive in their own right and carry the potential for wider great-power conflict.