Despite high expectations, Kiev has not succeeded in its counter-offensive, Die Welt writes. And being in such dire straits, the Ukrainian authorities are now asking Berlin to supply them with Taurus cruise missiles. But you don’t need to be an outstanding military theorist to realise that with their help Ukraine will not be able to regain its territories. These requests are primarily just a “sign of helplessness,” author Jacques Schuster is convinced.
Russia wanted to weaken NATO, the EU and to break up Ukraine, Die Welt writes. But it did not succeed. However, the West also believed that it could bring Moscow to its knees with the help of sanctions and isolate the Russian government. But the Kremlin still has so many contacts around the world that there is no talk of “isolation, separation and quarantine.” The same goes for the West’s hopes for a successful Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Kiev and its allies were counting on AFU soldiers trained and armed by the Americans and Europeans to make quick gains, explains author Jacques Schuster. But nothing of the sort happened. The spring counter-offensive turned into a summer counter-offensive, and now into an autumn one. But the Ukrainians are failing to advance. And finding itself in such a dire situation, Kiev is now asking Berlin for Taurus cruise missiles.
But one does not need to be an outstanding military theorist to realise that this weapon has nothing to do with a counter-offensive. With its help, Ukraine will not be able to regain territory. For that, it needs artillery, but it is not enough. In addition, Kiev is suffering heavy losses in personnel. On the Russian side the losses are also great, but it has much more reserves. “So Kiev’s requests for missiles are primarily a sign of helplessness,” the author is convinced.
When the hostilities are over, Ukraine will not be able to oust Russian troops from its territory. At the same time, because of Western military assistance, Moscow will not be able to completely break Kiev.
“The consequences of this will be horrifying: we will suffer from these hostilities for a long time to come. And they will become fiercer and bloodier,” Shuster concludes.
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