Recent discussions and analyses emphasize the critical situation in Ukraine, highlighting the need for direct European intervention and increased support to ensure Ukraine's victory against Russian forces. Experts argue that without substantial aid, Ukraine's chances of winning are slim, as the country continues to retreat and struggles to maintain its front lines. Ukrainian President Zelensky is urged to boost morale by presenting any form of victory to uplift both the population and the military. Additionally, to prevent a Russian victory in the long run, Ukraine must ensure that the Kremlin’s summer offensive culminates at a high cost to Moscow and focus on building and training additional Ukrainian brigades before autumn. However, the possibility of a negotiated peace settlement favorable to Ukraine remains unlikely, with Russia showing little interest in genuine peace negotiations.
Ukrainians don’t want to fight, but there is still no help from the United States https://t.co/HjcIhPaLXO
Top Ukrainian general "does not see a way for Ukraine to win the war on the battlefield alone. Even if it were able to push Russian forces back to the borders—an increasingly distant prospect—it wouldn’t end the war." https://t.co/ZEPs9wO11h
“Ukraine has only been given enough support to sustain the front line, not to win the war. Believing that Russians are the answer to winning this war doesn’t help Ukraine,” writes Kyiv Independent’s CEO Daryna Shevchenko in her guest op-ed. https://t.co/FJ8n3izHtU
Opinion by Salem Alketbi: Zelensky faces a multi-faceted predicament, especially on the battlefield. https://t.co/37bkxXVtWV
To prevent a Russian victory in the long run, Ukraine must ensure that the Kremlin’s summer offensive culminates at a high cost to Moscow—and focus on building and training additional Ukrainian brigades before autumn, writes @Jack_Watling. https://t.co/bNLC4mQmbl
When the war in Ukraine ends, it is unlikely to be with a negotiated settlement that grants Russia many of its demands—in part because Moscow is not interested in peace, write @slantchev and Hein Goemans. https://t.co/tKoag6SbAY
Ukraine continues to retreat in the battlefield. To raise the morale of the population as well as that of the army Zelensky needs to give them something that can be presented as a victory, even if for a short period of time. Ukraine will have to do something this month.
With the US aid, Ukraine has another window of opportunity to negotiate peace and remain free. But a whole political class is too invested in an unrealistically maximalist vision of Ukraine’s victory. My piece for @bneintellinews https://t.co/KsqJRz2qhV
“Europe must do what it takes to safeguard its own future, and that starts with making sure Ukraine wins this war.” Read @alexcrowther1, Jahara Matisek, and @PhillipsPOBrien on the case for direct European intervention in Ukraine: https://t.co/GICEXDdPc4