In the West, it was thought that a counteroffensive by the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) could force Russia into negotiations this winter, but at the moment such an outcome is unlikely. writes about it The Wall Street Gazette.
According to the newspaper, officials from the United States and other Western countries believed that Ukraine’s significant progress at the front would force Russian President Vladimir Putin to sit at the negotiating table with Ukrainian officials until the winter to reach negotiations with some countries. solution of the situation.
“The prospect of this now seems illusory,” the newspaper writes, citing diplomats.
It was noted that the West is now starting to think about preparing the next Ukrainian counterattack in the spring of 2024.
Earlier, the German newspaper Bild referred to a secret document of the Bundeswehr. reportedThat the counterattack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) failed due to tactical miscalculations.
Prior to that, Volodymyr Zelensky, Advisor to the President of the Presidential Office of Ukraine, Mikhail Podolyak declarationThe counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) is proceeding according to plan.
Formerly in the Armed Forces in the open Source of information on the departure of strategic aviation of the Russian Federation.