The British weekly warns that Kyiv urgently needs to mobilize more troops and prepare much more efficient defensive embankments on the current front line.
The authors argue that the warm months are approaching herald the arrival of another large-scale Russian offensive. “And the ability Ukrainy to stop her this time it seems now much less certain than then (in 2023 – ed.)” – we read in the London newspaper.
In the opinion of “The Economist” the Ukrainian side it took action very late to strengthen its defense positions this year.
“In a sense, it's understandable. The government (in Kiev – ed.) still dreams of a new counteroffensive and at the same time fears that the current front line may turn into a “new frontier”, cutting off one fifth of the country and almost depriving it of access to the sea” – journalists admit.
As the authors emphasize, the president Volodymyr Zelensky wants to avoid that fortified ramparts – which would form the basis for maintaining the current front line – could become a contribution to peace negotiations with the Kremlin. And if Ukrainian soldiers were stuck in these trenches for an extended period of time, this is exactly what could happen.
Ukraine-Russia. “Pray it's not too late”
Despite the government's fears, the Ukrainian army she got into the excavators and grabbed the shovels to “sow the dragon's teeth” (reinforced concrete fortifications hindering the movement of tanks and armored vehicles – ed.) – notes “The Economist”.
“The current state of danger is so great that… “It's not the worst possible option” – write the authors of the article, referring to Zelensky's fears. However, they add that “we should have started doing it much earlier.”
“Pray it's not too late” – says the British press.
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