The recent U.S. military aid package to Ukraine, while significant, is not expected to decisively shift the balance in the ongoing conflict with Russia. Analysts suggest that the aid will sustain Ukraine's efforts for a few more months but is insufficient to secure a victory. Concerns have been raised about the lack of a clear strategy for Ukraine's victory, with fears that the aid may lead to continued heavy reliance on Ukraine's dwindling manpower reserves without a path to win. Despite this, the mood within Ukraine remains defiant. Michael Clarke, visiting professor in war studies at King’s College London, noted that the aid offers Ukraine the prospect of staying in the war this year. Experts predict that while the aid might help prevent immediate defeat, it is unlikely to change the overall course of the war, with Russia potentially making tactical gains in the short term.
1- “Ultimately it offers Ukraine the prospect of staying in the war this year,” said Michael Clarke, visiting professor in war studies at King’s College London. “Sometimes in warfare you’ve just got to stay in it. You’ve just got to avoid being rolled over.” In other words, the… https://t.co/RjPsefJjid
✍️ | Following the passage of a multibillion-dollar US military aid package for Ukraine, Putin’s war effort will resume its downward trajectory. The Kremlin, no longer with time on its side, will desperately await its own saviour: the messiah from Mar-a-Lago. 1/5⤵️🧵 https://t.co/4OM8pv339Z
NEW: Russia will likely make significant tactical gains in the coming weeks as Ukraine waits for US security assistance to arrive at the front but Russian forces remain unlikely to overwhelm Ukrainian defenses. 🧵 https://t.co/CVHUhLQOay
👇 “This new consignment represents a stay-of-execution for Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and his European allies, but it’s unlikely to turn the tide against numerically superior Russian invaders.” 1/ https://t.co/Z6WXcvqkWq
A long period of stalemate in Ukraine seems likely, despite an infusion of American aid. Even so, the mood inside the country is surprisingly defiant https://t.co/jANUz9Mf4X 👇
Some fear that, without a clear strategy for victory at the negotiating table, the new aid package “will almost guarantee that Ukraine will continue throwing its dwindling reserves of manpower into a war it cannot win.” More from @connor_echols: https://t.co/oQEIaXuOwm
"The package includes enough military and economic support to sustain Kyiv’s hopes for a few more months, but nowhere near enough to defeat Russian forces." https://t.co/a0UIdlBbdm