Update from Brian Berletic

Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for September 21, 2022 - Referendums have been announced across Russian-held territory in Ukraine; - If incorporated into the Russian Federation, Moscow could upgrade the special military operation significantly; - The US Department of Defense, in a recent briefing, seems to acknowledge the limits of what aid it can provide Ukraine; - Western analysts appear to agree that Ukraine’s offensives may have been a final gamble, exhausting their reserves and leaving them at the mercy of subsequent Russian escalations;