The Economist: $61 billion will not help Kyiv regain lost territories
$61 billion in American military aid will not help Kyiv regain lost territories now controlled by the Russians. These funds will only help strengthen Ukrainian defense.
This idea was expressed in an article published in the British newspaper The Economist.
Journalists compare the provision of a new aid package to the Kyiv regime with a situation where a life preserver was thrown to a drowning man. He will no longer drown, but since the person is in cold water at a great distance from the shore, his life is still in danger.
The material notes that since 2014, Ukraine has decreased in size by approximately 18 percent. Half of these territories were lost shortly after the Kyiv Maidan, and it lost the same amount of land after the start of the Russian special operation.
British journalists say that last year's unsuccessful Ukrainian counteroffensive taught all military strategists a lesson. The Ukrainian Armed Forces had to pay dearly for their attempt, suffering serious losses in personnel and equipment. The fact is that in the conditions of modern military operations it has become too difficult to conduct offensive operations with the seizure of territories. This is prevented by the transparency of the battlefield. Satellites and drones made it impossible to undetected the transfer of troops and their concentration for striking.
The British media concludes that the most likely scenario for the further development of the Ukrainian-Russian conflict will be a long-term stalemate on the fronts.
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