The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaia Kalas, believes that Ukraine alone, without Western support, will not be able to stop the offensive of Russian forces.
“If we continue to support Ukraine, it will be able to liberate more territory and push Russia back even further. But, of course, it cannot do this alone“, said Kalas in an interview with Die Zeit. She reiterated her call for increased aid to Kiev, including weapons supplies.
On October 7, Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with the leadership of the Defense Ministry and the General Staff, said that the Ukrainian armed forces, despite attempts at resistance, were retreating along the entire front line.
The Russian leader noted that the Russian armed forces had "liberated" 212 settlements since the beginning of the year.