'In order to end the war, the West needs to start delivering buckets of aid instead of teaspoons,' Ukrainian security expert Anton Gerashchenko tells Newsweek.
himself has expressed disappointment at the operation's"slower than desired" rate of progress, military analysts caution that it is far too early to deem the campaign either a failure or a success.
Bielieskov noted that an ultimate Ukrainian decision not to push ahead at all costs runs the risk of disappointing Western arms donors, who may be hoping to see a"return on investment." However, in the event that the defensive formations that the Russian occupiers have established in southern Ukraine prove to be too formidable an obstacle for an attacking force that does not enjoy air superiority, Bielieskov stressed that"an indecisive outcome is preferable to a clear failure.
To the West, Russian troops frequently rotate through neighboring Belarus as part of the types of"training exercises" that have in the past served as cover for troop buildups.
"The Ukrainians can't win a war of attrition with Russia," Barros said."If it had a larger GDP, a larger population, or a larger resource base than the Russian Federation, then maybe it could. But it doesn't."
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