Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made one Stopover in Poland to thank the country for its support at a time when relations between Kiev and Warsaw are difficult due to the dispute over grain exports from Ukraine. For Ricardo Alexandre, this scale is “a sign that the President of Ukraine is giving to show that he wants to continue to have good relations with Poland.” The deputy director of the TSF and SIC commentator analyzes the latest developments in the War in Ukraine and emphasizes that the increase in military aid could lead to a counteroffensive advance in the coming months.
“Zelenskyy’s return from the USA in honor of Polish citizens is interesting. It is a signal that the President gives to Ukraine to show that he wants to continue to have good relations with Poland, at the moment Poland decides so, that is, after the extension of the embargo on Ukrainian grain “It is coming since May, bringing together not only Poland but also several Eastern countries whose farmers felt quite harmed by the introduction of Ukrainian grain at a lower price with which they could not compete,” says Ricardo Alexandre.
The SIC commentator explains this Poland also took steps to ease tensions with Ukraine by approving a “transport corridor.” This is not about importing grain through Poland, but about authorizing transport transit through the creation of such corridors so that Ukrainian exports can cross Polish soil.. A way was found to “defuse the tensions affecting old rivals and the differences between the two very strong communities but partners on this issue of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.”
Britain will train 30,000 Ukrainian soldiers
“We’re talking about 30,000 troops over the course of several months or over a year, and that’s quite significant and shows the UK’s commitment to military assistance to Ukraine.”underlines Ricardo Alexandre, who highlights the importance of training Ukrainian soldiers in order to provide better response capacity on the ground and to make the most of the Western and especially British assistance provided over the last year and a half.
Counteroffensive: How can Ukraine make a difference on the ground?
“Ukraine is struggling to make significant progress, it has made some progress, but on the ground there is very limited progress and on the other hand Russia is not in a position to carry out offensive actions either,” explains the SIC commentator.
However, Ricardo Alexandre believes that this is the case The Counteroffensive could benefit from strengthening military capabilities, particularly the arrival of tanks, which could lead to progress in the coming months.
“The war will not stop despite the winter. This happened last winter. The Ukrainians have achieved important successes. Even during the winter, when it was thought that the winter would essentially stop hostilities, that didn’t happen, the war continued.”emphasizes the deputy director of the TSF.