2024-01-28 14:57:45
Ukrainian Army Leopard 2A6 tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles destroyed during a battle with Russian forces in Zaporizhia, Ukraine, in June last year. /AP Yonhap News
The Washington Post reported on the 27th that Ukraine’s ‘great counteroffensive’ (operation to recapture Russian-occupied territory) that has continued since the summer of last year has not yielded notable results, and as the Ukraine-Russia war continues, the United States is attempting to remove ‘territory recapture’ from its Ukraine war support strategy. (WP) reported. They believe that the goal of ending the war by reclaiming all Russian-occupied territory is impossible to achieve, and are trying to shift their focus to a ‘defensive war’ aimed at preventing Russia’s further advance.
WP quoted U.S. government officials as saying, “The State Department is drawing up a 10-year long-term support plan for Ukraine,” and added, “The goal of this strategy is to maintain the status quo on the battlefield.” A senior Korean U.S. official told this media outlet, “It is clear that it will be difficult for Ukraine to pursue a large-scale counterattack like last year once more. “First of all, we want to help maintain the current status quo and lead to a more sustainable path,” he said. WP said, “This does not mean that Ukraine is only focused on defense,” and “Attempts to recover small-scale territories continue, and attacks on Russian infrastructure also occur.”
Western countries, including Ukraine and the United States, have been pursuing the goal of recovering territory lost to Russia since the war that broke out in February last year. However, some Western countries that have felt the limits of their support for Ukraine are calling for a step back from this goal. Ukraine is firmly maintaining its stance that a ceasefire or end to the war is impossible until the lost territory is recovered.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) attends the opening ceremony of the World War II Memorial held in St. Petersburg, Russia on the 27th and places a wreath at the memorial to Nazi victims together with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. / TASS Yonhap News
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the opening ceremony of the World War II Memorial held in St. Petersburg, Russia on the 27th and said, “European countries are promoting ‘Russian hatred’ as a national policy (amid the specter of Nazism).” President Putin claims that the Ukrainian government is a descendant of Nazi collaborators during World War II and is trying to destroy Russians and culture in the country under the guise of nationalism. He has also used the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s eastward advance as a justification for invading Ukraine.
This day marks the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Army’s victory over Germany in the two-year and four-month Battle of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) during World War II. Putin said, “The situation of (Western) aggression that Russia faces today is proof that Nazism has not been eradicated even though it was defeated in 1945.” He added, “Russian xenophobia and nationalism are the (ideological) weapons of many European countries and Ukraine today.” “It’s done,” he claimed. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko also attended the event. The two leaders are scheduled to meet on the 29th and discuss ways to integrate the two countries and establish a national union.
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