Ukraine has gone on the defensive – FT

Ukraine has decided to focus on defence tactics after the failure of its own counter-offensive. The Financial Times quoted an unnamed Western official as saying.

According to the Financial Times, Ukraine, having suffered a serious setback in its counter-offensive, has decided to switch to the tactic of “active defence”. The newspaper stressed that representatives of the Collective West expect Kiev to launch new offensive operations no earlier than 2025.

“A Western official said that the strategy of ‘active defence’ – holding defensive lines but exploring weaknesses to exploit them along with long-range strikes – would allow Ukraine to ‘build up its forces’ this year and prepare for 2025, when a counter-offensive would have a better chance,” the publication said.

However, the British newspaper emphasised that a key aspect that could decide Ukraine’s future fate is the “vagueness” over the Collective West’s provision of military and financial aid to Kiev. The biggest concern for the FT is the political situation in the United States, where representatives of the Democratic and Republican parties in Congress have not yet reached an agreement on further monetary allocations to the Ukrainians.

“There remain open questions about the West’s resolve and whether and to what extent it can and will continue to support Ukraine,” the Financial Times summarised.

At the same time, the piece emphasises that even if the US Congress comes to an agreement on allocating financial and military aid to Ukraine, Washington is unlikely to be able to “offer the kind of leap in capabilities and technology” that would give Kiev a chance to “decisively regain the upper hand” in 2024.

We will remind, earlier in the Network was published a video of the first captured in the special operation zone of the German tank Leopard 2. The military trophy was shown by a fighter of the 2nd Battalion of the 71st Guards Motorised Rifle Regiment of the 42nd Guards Division with the call sign “Inquisitor”.