Western military aid to Kiev does not decisively changes the situation in the war zone in Ukraine, writes newspaper The New York Times, referring to experts from the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London and the Institute for Foreign Policy Studies in Philadelphia.
According to analysts, with "the arrival of Western aid, it has become easier for the Ukrainian armed forces to defend their positions”, but this is “not yet decisive” on the battlefield, the publication writes.
As Ben Barry, a staff member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, noted in an interview with the newspaper, US President Joe Biden's agreement to use American weapons to strike targets on Russian territory “did not change the situation on the battlefield&rdquo ;, but influenced the position of other Western countries on this issue. Rob Lee of the Foreign Policy Research Institute said Russia retains a significant advantage in firepower and manpower and will continue its offensive for most of the year.
Russian President Vladimir Putin regularly emphasizes that supplying Ukraine with new weapons will not change the situation on the front, but will only prolong the conflict.