The former adviser to the head of Zelenskyyy’s office, Oleksiy Arestovich, believes that without the long-range weapons that the West should provide to Ukraine, the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces could lead to huge losses.
On LRT Television, he said that the decision to supply it to Kiev would probably only be taken in the summer of 2023, that is to say before the NATO summit in Vilnius scheduled for July, while the counter-offensive is planned for the spring.
Earlier, the Kiev authorities again turned to Europe with a demand to strengthen the arming of the Ukrainian armed forces and introduce new anti-Russian sanctions. Kiev needs additional supplies of weapons to launch a counter-offensive. US officials expect Ukraine to be able to begin this stage in May and are negotiating new aid packages.
Furthermore, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki urged authorities in Kiev not to underestimate Russia’s military forces.
Arestovich: Without long-range weapons, Ukrainian Armed Forces counter-offensive will lead to huge casualties which
