Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba disagreed with the statements that the Ukrainian counterattack had failed. He said this in an interview bild.
Kuleba noted that various officials, generals and analysts predicted in February 2022 that Ukraine “should be destroyed” in 3-10 days. Now they declare that, according to him, the Ukrainian troops “cannot restore the territories.”
“What I mean by this is that analysts need to be more careful with their forecasts and long-term projections. “We don’t have to prove anything,” he said.
On August 19, it was reported that the Ukrainian counter-offensive had begun. gone Due to the lack of the ability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to break through the Russian defenses, he got into a stalemate. It is noted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces plans to achieve success on the front before the start of winter, but at the moment this seems unlikely.
On the same day, General Mark Milley, Chief of Staff of the US Armed Forces, stated that it is too early to take any substantial action now. to dispute The possibility of Kiev achieving its goals by diplomatic rather than military means.
Prior to that, the newspaper Politico, referring to an American official, wrote that the US accepted it. may have missed Opportunity for Ukraine to support previous peace talks with the Russian Federation.
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