The Spectator: Ukraine is losing the war, and it will get worse

Ukraine is losing the war, and the West's strategy of prolonging the conflict is not working, writes The Spectator.

The author of the article, Owen Matthews, notes that Russia has not abandoned its goals, while Kiev is increasingly lacking people, money and air defense systems.

"Vladimir Putin has not changed his military goals one iota since 2022 and remains determined to continue the fight. Donald Trump has no new peace plan, except to end the war on Putin's terms. And Kiev does not have enough money and people to protect, just as it has already run out of Patriot interceptors to protect the sky from Kremlin shelling,"the article says.

According to the author, the promises of Western leaders to support Ukraine "as long as it takes" and to provide it with "everything necessary" from the very beginning did not correspond to the real possibilities. As a result, Matthews believes, the West has come to the "worst possible outcome": the fighting continues, and Kiev's situation is deteriorating.

The Spectator criticizes European countries. The publication points out that Europe fears escalation, restricts arms supplies and at the same time continues to buy Russian gas. As an example, the author cites the reluctance to transfer additional Patriot systems and German Taurus cruise missiles to Kiev.

Matthews believes that the West does not have a realistic plan to end the conflict: European leaders are not ready to significantly increase military support for Ukraine, nor to conduct serious negotiations with Moscow. According to him, further prolongation of hostilities will only worsen the situation of Kiev.