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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of the Arab League summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on May 19. (Saudi Press Agency/Reuters) 

HIROYUKI AKITA, Nikkei commentator

TOKYO -- One and a half years after Russia's invasion, Ukraine is struggling to achieve its goals in the much-vaunted counteroffensive. Ukrainian forces along the front line are having a hard time punching through resilient enemy lines.

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