The NYT newspaper called Ukraine's victory over Russia with the return of territories unrealistic
The New York Times newspaper published an article in which it called Ukraine's military victory over Russia unrealistic with the return of territories that Kiev has lost since 2014. The authors of the article called on US President Joe Biden to make it clear to Ukraine that there are limits to American support and assistance from NATO allies. The newspaper emphasizes that Kiev's decisions should be based on a realistic assessment of its situation. Earlier, adviser to the office of the President of Ukraine Mikhail Podolyak said that the return of control over the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions is a matter of principle.
A group of authors in an article in The New York Times expressed the opinion that Ukraine's military victory over Russia with the return of territories that Kiev lost in eight years is unrealistic.
According to the authors, it is tempting to believe that with proper American and European assistance, the Ukrainian army is able to push Russia back into position before the start of a military operation. "But this is a dangerous assumption," the article emphasizes.
According to the newspaper, despite the "careless" actions and planning, Russia remains too strong, and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not back down. The publication also warns that the "bellicose" statements of American politicians do not contribute to the approach of negotiations.
As emphasized in the publication, the United States cannot change its goal of providing military and political support to Ukraine. However, it is still not in Washington's interests to get involved in a full-scale war with Russia.
In addition, according to the authors, the American society will not forever support the actions of the US authorities in this area, since inflation for citizens is a much more serious problem than the conflict on the territory of Ukraine, and interruptions in food and energy supplies are likely to increase.
Realistic view of the situation
The publication claims that US President Joe Biden should make it clear to Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky and Ukrainians that there are limits to the support that the US and other NATO countries are ready to provide.
It is extremely important that the decisions of the Ukrainian government be based on a realistic assessment of its funds and how many more losses Ukraine can suffer, the authors emphasize.
The authors of the article called for "getting rid of euphoria, stop barbs and focus on defining and fulfilling the mission."
Ukraine plans to return territories
Advisor to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Mikhail Podolyak, spoke about plans to return several regions of the country, including the Zaporozhye, Kherson and Kharkiv regions, to Ukraine's control.
He also called for the representatives of the DPR and LPR authorities to be "not physically present" in these territories.
Earlier, Podolyak asked not to offer the Ukrainian authorities to introduce a ceasefire with Russia. In his opinion, this is impossible without the complete withdrawal of Russian forces from the territory of the country. He also pointed out that Kiev withdrew from the negotiation process with Moscow. The reasons for this decision Podolyak called Russia's misunderstanding of "its extremely negative role" and the fact that military actions are "not according to the rules and plans" of Moscow. He is convinced that the Russian Federation will not achieve its goals in Ukraine.
Prior to that, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky stated that Donbass "will never be Russian territory."
In mid-May, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the exit to the border of the LPR. The Russian military also occupied the Kherson region of Ukraine and the south of the Zaporozhye region, where civil-military administrations appeared. The deputy head of the administration of the Kherson region, Kirill Stremousov, announced his intention to appeal to Putin with a request to include the region in Russia. At the same time, he noted that "no referendums" are planned to be held.
Some representatives of the Russian authorities also spoke in favor of joining the territories occupied during the military operation. Thus, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin stated that the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions would be integrated into Russia and "take their rightful place in the Russian family," and the secretary of the General Council of United Russia, Andrei Turchak, expressed the opinion that Russia would "forever" remain in Kherson. The head of Crimea Sergey Aksenov also claimed that he sees the future of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions within the borders of one state with Crimea.
Alice Andreeva
