Ukrainian counteroffensive Kiev39s flop and night rocket attacks How the

Ukrainian counteroffensive, Kiev's flop and night rocket attacks: How the war is going (and the blame

For Kiev, the conflict in Ukraine is not going as hoped. A CNN analysis explains that the news published on this point is contradictory,… Already a subscriber? Login here!

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For Kyiv the conflict in Ukraine It doesn't go as hoped. A CNN analysis explains that the published news on this point is contradictory, as there is a view that publicly expressing how badly things are going could lead to a weakening of internal morale, but also support from allies . According to CNN, Ukraine's poor portrayal of its problems, particularly in the last week, is largely due to the shortsightedness of the West, particularly the US United States. A member of the US Congress recently suggested that Ukraine should aim for a concrete and simple goal as Kiev continues its reset and rests on the small successes achieved long ago.

The plan for 2024

President Zelensky claims the country has a plan for 2024, but it is being kept secret. In reality, the news from the front is not particularly comforting for Ukraine, according to CNN's analysis. Along the front line of Zaporizhiafor example the Counteroffensive it remained slow and unsuccessful while the Russian units managed to recover, resulting in Kiev having to deploy costly defenses. The race towards the Dnipro, which was initially considered courageous, is now described as reckless: there were too many victims and the prospects are limited. Kyiv also has to cope with this Night rocket attacksat least partially held back by the air defenses, which would be the first to be hit if support from the West – especially the USA – waned.

The veto against aid

Meanwhile, Hungary has decided in recent days to veto $55 billion in EU funds for Ukraine, while Zelensky's trip to Washington was a failure, at least from a financial perspective and, as CNN underlines, from a wartime perspective, at least for now this is a resounding failure of American foreign policy. “Without help we are at the end,” a Ukrainian source told CNN.

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