What (more reasonable) Western Analysts Say Comes Next for Ukraine

Some Western analysts have been providing a more accurate picture of the conflict in Ukraine than the general barrage of Western war propaganda. They seem to agree that:

– There is no path for Ukraine to win militarily;

– Russia is nowhere near as incompetent and ill-prepared as the Western media suggests;

– Russia is not seizing territory because it is waging a war of attrition;

– Ukrainian territorial gains may have appeared “spectacular” but came at the cost of huge losses in men and equipment;

– Russia is bolstering both its manpower and defensive positions;

– The loss of Kharkov and Kherson city has actually left Russia in a more advantageous position, more troops on a shorter line of contact;

– Russian forces fighting in Bakhmut seek to grind Ukrainian forces down, not capture the city from them.

References:

Euromaidan Press – Ukraine to liberate Crimea by end of August 2023 – former commander of US Army in Europe (January 2023):
https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/01/0…

Alexander Mercouris – Russia On Brink of Capturing Soledar, Ukraine Bakhmut Defences Crumble, West Rushes Weapons, Ukraine:
https://youtu.be/QEIsQSoMx1U

Washington Post – Wounded Ukrainian soldiers reveal steep toll of Kherson offensive:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/…

NY Times – Defenses Carved Into the Earth:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2…

Foreign Affairs – Russia’s Rebound, How Moscow Has Partly Recovered From Its Military Setbacks (January 2023):
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukrain…

Russia Matters – What’s Ahead in the War in Ukraine (December 2022):
https://www.russiamatters.org/analysi…

Royal United Services Institute – The Return of Industrial Warfare (June 2022):
https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-rese…