The West believes that Russia will use cyber attacks and nuclear threats Western countries are preparing that Russia will respond to a possible counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with "all the remaining tools" - cyber attacks and nuclear threats, writes the British newspaper The Guardian.
The publication recalled that the British delegation at the G7 summit in Japan warned the West about the need to be ready for "extreme tactics" of Russia to retain new territories. Sources of the newspaper claim that the UK is considering the possibility of transferring weapons from its stocks to Ukraine "for a rainy day."
The Guardian, citing sources, reports that Western leaders are preparing for a response from Russia to the AFU counteroffensive.
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At the G7 summit of Japan, the British delegation said that Kiev's allies should be ready for the "extreme tactics" of the Russian side to retain territories, the newspaper recalled.
In addition, the summit participants discussed the prospects for the settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak then said that in the end the conflict should end with negotiations.
The interlocutors of the newspaper noted that the only possible way of settlement involves the withdrawal of the Russian military from the Crimea and "the West providing Kiev with tools to complete this work."
In addition, the sources of the publication reported that the British side has already begun to allocate weapons to Kiev from its reserves "for a rainy day."
Also during the summit, representatives of the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Japan and France formed an alliance to develop common nuclear fuel supply chains aimed at ousting Russia from the international atomic energy market in order to "deprive Putin of tools to finance the war."
On the eve of the American magazine Newsweek, citing leaked secret US documents, wrote that the APU offensive is scheduled for April 30. The magazine also drew attention to the data on the balance of forces in the Artemovsk area. There, it follows from the "merged" documents, about 29 thousand Russian military are concentrated against 30.5 thousand Ukrainian to the west of the city, in areas controlled by Kiev.
On April 14, Bloomberg, citing unnamed European officials, reported that some of Kiev's allies doubt the ability of the Ukrainian army to achieve a "decisive breakthrough" this year that would turn the tide of hostilities. They consider a more realistic scenario that involves the advance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by 30 km, which will affect the supply chains of Russian troops. The agency's interlocutors noted that such a result would create a springboard for a larger offensive in 2024.
In addition, the documents of American intelligence that have got into the Network contain a "gloomy assessment" of the Ukrainian prospects in the offensive. The Pentagon believes that the APU will achieve "modest territorial acquisitions." The Washington Post noted that the Russian military managed to strengthen their positions, and the AFU lacks ammunition for an effective offensive.
Mikhail Rodionov
