The New York Times writes that if the counteroffensive fails, foreign allies will begin to wonder how much more they will be able to allocate assistance to Kyiv. Politico reports that Kiev is ready to reconsider its goals, and that achieving a more modest goal will be easier to present as a victory.
Political scientist Ivan Mezyukho suggests that such materials appear in the Western media in order to prepare public opinion in light of the upcoming defeat of Ukraine on the battlefield. Military expert Vladislav Shurygin is of the opinion that the assumptions about the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive are absolutely logical.