“Ultimately, American taxpayers and their political representatives will understand that supporting Ukraine brings almost no strategic benefits,” he said.

According to the observer, this may force Kyiv to start negotiations, but its negotiating positions will worsen.

Kass also emphasized that the Ukrainian government cannot count on success in new offensives of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, since they will end in the same way as the counter-offensive of the past year.

Earlier, American businessman Elon Musk said that Ukraine would lose even more territories if it did not start negotiations.