News Ukraine says Russia preparing for long war 17/12/2022 Facebook Ukrainian Brigadier General Oleksiy Gromov says Russia wants a "prolonged armed confrontation". Photo supplied by AAP. by Pavel Polityuk and Tom Balmforth, AAP Kyiv Western allies have stepped up their support of Ukraine with additional funding, sanctions against Moscow and expanded military training while […] Subscribe or Login to see the rest of the content. Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password