“The harsh reality is that Ukraine’s goals no longer match the goals of its supporters,” the post says.
Allied skepticism about whether kyiv’s goals in the conflict are achievable and acceptable will increase, Bell concluded.
Let us remember that on June 4, the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces began. Brigades trained by NATO and armed with Western equipment were sent to the contact line. Moscow stressed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are not successful on the front.
The head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, stated that the Ukrainian army had lost more than 66 thousand soldiers and more than 7.6 thousand weapons during the counteroffensive since the beginning of summer. At the same time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not achieve their goals in any of the areas.
