The Conversation columnist Claudia Lorenzo Rubiera expressed the opinion that the failure of the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian army would change the mood in the United States and other Western countries. According to her, if the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fails, the international coalition, which supported Kyiv with weapons and assistance, "may well be inclined to the option of resolving the conflict through negotiations" A sure way to encourage the "populist isolationists" of the U.S.
will be the stalled advance of Ukrainian Armed Forces, Rubiera added.