British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley said that the West should support Kiev, despite the fact that the spring counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) may not be the decisive phase of the conflict. The statement was made by a politician. speeches at the Atlantic Council.
“We must seek opportunities to increase and accelerate” [военных поставок] Ukraine I’m not going to speculate exactly how it will look [исход конфликта]especially before a counterattack this spring,” Cleverly said.
He stressed that the West should consider the possibility that Ukraine will not be able to make a “quick and decisive breakthrough” after the consequences of the counterattack. He also noted that Ukraine’s security can be ensured not only by joining NATO, but also by providing other guarantees.
The minister also expressed confidence that Chinese President Xi Jinping can try to persuade the Russian president to “withdraw troops” from Ukraine.
Former Advisor to the Head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak declarationThat the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) cannot be considered a single war that will “decide everything”.