The new aid packages will not enable Ukraine to seize the initiative and go back onto the offensive. One reason for this is that Russia has achieved air supremacy in many areas while ground based air defences will remain inadequate. Another is that a war-weary Ukraine simply doesn’t have enough troops and after more than two years hard fighting seems reluctant to launch the major mobilisation it needs.
Russia has a rapidly growing wartime economy and has now built up huge force levels that it is willing to sacrifice to achieve Putin’s goals. If Moscow is able to achieve significant success in the summer, perhaps including taking Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city, there will be no appetite for more Western spending come the winter.
It looks like, as in previous wars, Russia will have begun badly but finished well through a level of determination so badly lacking among Ukraine’s allies in the West.
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Considering the sacrifices made in war, what do you believe is worth fighting for, even against overwhelming odds?
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How do you think history will judge the actions of allies who hesitated or refused to fully support a country in need?
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If you were in a position of power, would you support a major mobilization to defend your country, knowing the challenges and sacrifices involved?
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What does it say about the world if a nation's struggle for independence can be undermined by another's determination to conquer?
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How would you feel if your country had only six months left to defend itself in a war?