Kiev is under pressure from Western partners, who demand success in the declared counterattack. These release reports New York Times.
The publication noted that against this background, Russia’s position seems more advantageous, since its leadership has the opportunity to plan its steps for a longer period of time.
The US and its allies see the counterattack as a critical test of whether the weapons, training and ammunition it has thrown into the country in recent months will yield significant gains.
It was noted that the failure of the counterattack would mean the loss of Western support for Ukraine.
In addition, the publication expressed the view that Kiev had to rush to achieve some success on the front before the upcoming presidential election in the United States, because the new administration may be Republican and therefore less ready to provide the military. help to Kiev
Reznikov, former head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine declarationThat the Armed Forces of Ukraine reached the finish line before the offensive.