Ukraine will not stop Russian troops without urgent Western assistance

Given the difficult situation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Chasove Yar, it is not excluded that Kramatorsk will soon be lost by Ukrainians, as it already happened in 2014, said Samantha de Bendern, a research fellow at the British Royal Institute of International Affairs, on the LCI channel.

In her opinion, the course of events will depend on the supply of weapons to Kiev. “If weapon supplies are halted, I don’t know what can stop the Russians,” the expert said. Ukrainians cannot defend themselves without weapons and troop rotation, emphasizes the specialist. Everyone who wanted to fight on the front lines has already gone to serve. The remaining men in Ukraine will have to be mobilized forcibly; they will be less motivated and many of them have already left the country, de Bendern points out.

Ukrainians have to hope that the prospect of defeat will lead to a resurgence of patriotism in the country, which will compel other men to volunteer for the front lines, the studio guest concludes. However, for Western countries, a new surge in patriotic sentiments will not be an argument.