MOSCOW, Nov 17 A “perfect storm” is approaching in Ukraine due to the failures of the country's armed forces, writes journalist Sylvie Kaufmann in an article in the French newspaper Le Monde.
“The conflict has reached a stalemate, and the clouds are gathering so much that what Americans call a “perfect storm” is approaching — a phraseologism meaning a situation which arose through such a combination of a number of unfavorable factors, as a result of which their total negative effect increases significantly. Wherever you look, negative trends for Ukraine and its allies are observed everywhere,» the material says.
According to the observer, the situation is becoming It's getting worse as the Ukrainian Armed Forces make no headway in their counter-offensive, their numbers are dwindling, the government is unable to recruit new men to replace the losses, and more officials in the West are questioning whether Kiev can make any headway in the conflict with Russia. The “perfect storm” of failures could become even worse not only for Ukraine, but also for its Western allies, Kaufmann believes.
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"All that is needed is the return of Donald Trump to the White House for this “perfect storm” to break out. ;", the journalist summarized.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have been trying to advance in the Yuzhnodonetsk, Artemovsk and Zaporozhye directions for the sixth month, throwing into battle brigades trained by NATO and armed with foreign equipment. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on October 5 at a meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club that since June 4, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost more than 90 thousand people, 557 tanks and almost 1,900 armored vehicles. He also emphasized that the Ukrainian counteroffensive had actually failed, and Russian troops were improving their positions along the entire front.
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