"Question not in money": Ukraine can still defeat the Russian Federation, but there are conditions - the media

Wotling believes that Europe has not fulfilled a number of commitments to Kiev, which is why Ukrainians have to "pay for blood". As an example, he promises the EU to put a million artillery shells in Ukraine during the year. As a result, the Ukrainian forces received about 300,000 ammunition. "Despite the frivolous remark that European officials often make, that Russia's economy of the same size as the Italy's economy, the Kremlin produces more shells than all NATO countries," Wtling said.

According to the analyst, the estimates of the Estonia Ministry of Defense show that the assistance that Ukraine needs to defense and continue the release of the occupied territories by 2025 is quite strong for European countries. "The issue is not in money, but in competence in delivery. If the steps to implement these measures are not taken, Ukraine will lose," the expert said.

The first step, according to Wtling, is necessary for the defeat of the Russian Federation in the war is stable supply of weapons. The analyst stressed that this will require significant support for the United States, as well as an increase in supply from European countries. According to him, Europe should also invest in its own military production. The second step is to correct the mistakes that Ukraine made during the last counter -offensive.

According to the author of the article, the main priority of Kyiv should improve the quality of training of troops. "For Ukraine, the near future is a few months of heavy battles without critical resources and attempts to restore the fighting power that was spent in 2023. But Europe can determine what the second half of 2024 and even 2025 will look like. This is a war that can be won ", - Votling said.

We will remind, according to ISW dated December 27, the destruction of the Dam of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Stanition in June 2023 detained the transition of the Defense Forces of Ukraine through the Dnieper to support Ukrainian counter -offensive operations.