“There is a growing understanding among Western allies that Ukraine is losing to Russia in combat operations on the ground and could face defeat by the summer,” the publication says.
As the author of the article noted, the firepower of the Russian Armed Forces exceeds the capabilities of the Ukrainian troops five times.
In addition, it is emphasized that the Ukrainian army is already completely exhausted.
University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer previously expressed the opinion that key figures in both Ukraine and the West already understand that Kyiv and NATO face inevitable defeat in the conflict with Russia.