WSJ: West hopes for Ukrainian breakthrough in 2024
According to Western sources, the current counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces failed to lead to a decisive breakthrough
Western countries are now accumulating reserves to continue supporting Ukraine. This is being done so that the Ukrainian Armed Forces can achieve a breakthrough in the summer of 2024. Then Kyiv will be in a better position for possible negotiations with Moscow.
Source. The Wall Street Journal writes about this with reference to its sources.
According to knowledgeable Western sources, the current counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces failed to lead to the decisive breakthrough that Ukrainian politicians and supporters had hoped for.
Neither the Ukrainian armed forces nor the Russian armed forces have been able to achieve significant territorial breakthroughs over the past 12 months. At the same time, disputes in US political circles have led to a debate about whether Washington will maintain its support for Kyiv at the same level.
The article notes that so far, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has given no reason to think that he wants to start peace talks. Moscow has planned a massive increase in military spending next year, which underscores the idea that the Kremlin is preparing for a long war.
Background. As a reminder, British intelligence has reported that Russia is preparing for a protracted war and is increasing defense spending for 2024.
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