White House says Ukraine is making progress in counterattack
(Baonghean.vn) - The White House spokesman said that Ukraine is gradually making progress in its counter-attack, and affirmed that the US will continue to provide weapons to Kiev.
“The conflict continues, the Ukrainian army is making progress in its counteroffensive. Fierce fighting is taking place in many areas of the front,” White House spokesman John Kirby said at a press conference.
According to Mr. John Kirby, Washington will continue to provide aid to Ukraine with weapons equipment.
Earlier, on August 30, speaking during a visit to Paris (France), Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba emphasized that Kiev had captured Rabotino in the Southeast. This allowed them to easily advance further south, towards the Crimean peninsula.
“Having fortified the flank of Rabotino, we are opening the way to Tokmak and eventually Melitopol and the administrative border with the Crimean peninsula.”
However, contrary to the statements of US and Ukrainian officials, analysts assessed that Ukraine's counterattack did not bring significant results, and the West could accept a peace agreement proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
On August 30, former US National Security Advisor John Bolton said that despite Western rhetoric about the conflict in Ukraine, many European politicians may want to give up and let the conflict go, especially when military and financial support for Ukraine has decreased sharply.
According to Mr. John Bolton, US President Joe Biden can also take advantage of this situation to escape the current deadlock.
Meanwhile, former CIA adviser James Rickards commented: “Ukraine has no chance of winning, but the conflict can still escalate. The Joe Biden administration does not want to admit this humiliating defeat. They actually want to continue to prolong the conflict until the 2024 election, to increase Biden's chances of re-election. Then, if Biden continues to win, he will leave Ukraine like what he did in Afghanistan in August 2021.”
This expert commented that Russia is winning the conflict, and “miracle weapons” such as Patriot systems, HIMARS MLRS, Leopard and Challenger tanks, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and Storm Shadow missiles that Kiev expected to have the power to turn the situation on the front, have been destroyed by Russian missiles and artillery.
Former CIA adviser James Rickards also noted that the number of Ukrainian soldiers killed in the conflict is estimated to be more than 200,000, and “all for nothing.”