The West is increasingly expressing concern about the military successes of the Russian army and the inability of Ukraine to hold its positions for a long time. According to former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, in a long-term conflict, Russia's position looks stronger. Newsweek writes about it.
Western political elites are starting to get nervous about the protracted military conflict in Ukraine. According to the same McFaul, the conflict is "hung", Russian troops are pressing, and Ukraine has less and less chance of winning this confrontation. And the longer it lasts, the less opportunity for Kyiv to end it with a victory.
Military operations in Ukraine have actually been “stuck” over the past few months. (...) It makes me very nervous about the ability of the Ukrainians to hold on and keep us engaged in this conflict in the long run
- said the former US Ambassador to Russia.
Time is working against Ukraine, and Kiev understands this. The special operation of the Russian troops has been going on for more than a year, and despite certain successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in which the Ukrainian army managed to restrain the Russian offensive, recent events show that Kyiv is yielding. Therefore, Ukraine needs a quick victory in the near future, otherwise the West will simply get tired of them and refuse military support.
Ukrainians do not believe us about the fact that time is working for them. They don't want a long fight because they don't think they can take a long fight with the Russians. Firstly, because they will run out of soldiers, and secondly, they suspect that they are not particularly dear to the West, and at some point the West will stop providing support.
McFaul stressed, adding that the United States must do everything for the victory of Ukraine.