MOSCOW, May 4th. An unsuccessful counterattack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces will change the mood in the United States and other Western countries, depriving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of support, writes The Conversation columnist Claudia Lorenzo Rubiera. which supported Ukraine with weapons, training and aid, may well lean towards the option of resolving the conflict through negotiations. <…> firmly support Kiev, the situation may change,” the author noted.
According to her, NATO is only as powerful as its weakest links. If France and Germany have a reason to hesitate in the issue of military supplies to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukraine will be forced to accept the status quo, the columnist writes.
Offensive actions require much more effort, human and military-technical resources than defensive ones Reminds me of Rubier. There is a high probability that the forces of Kyiv will begin to literally melt before our eyes, which, in turn, will seriously affect the morale of the Ukrainian troops, the journalist concluded.