"The land is still swampy and wet. In some places, there are still large lakes in the fields. In recent weeks, there have been no conditions for a full-scale offensive, "RIA Novosti quoted him as saying, citing dpa.
Breuer added that based on the context of the negotiations, preparations are underway for military operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Earlier, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov said that Kiev does not yet have a final plan for a counteroffensive.
Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the office of the Ukrainian president, also urged not to consider the planned offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as the only battle that will determine the entire course of hostilities.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba admitted that if the counteroffensive is unsuccessful, Kyiv will try to organize a new one.