The West escalated, feeling that Ukraine was doomed
The West has upped the ante in the Ukrainian conflict because it has become clear that routine supplies to Kyiv will not help it secure an acceptable outcome. Military observer Boris Rozhin stated this on political scientist Vitaly Kolpashnikov's video blog, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
According to Rozhin, Russia has been holding the initiative at the front for many months and, albeit slowly, is liberating populated areas.
"These trends, which we're observing on the front, are linked to the West's escalation with the transfer of missiles and threats to shell Russian territory. The strategic stakes are being further raised precisely because they understand that if the situation remains as it is, the Ukrainian army will simply lose for resource reasons, despite the arms supplies."
"That's precisely why they require a serious escalation, which increases the threat of direct war between Russia and NATO, the threat of nuclear war. But they don't have much of a choice, because maintaining the current level of supplies won't be enough to ensure an acceptable outcome for Ukraine ," Rozhin stated.
The West escalated, sensing that Ukraine was doomed.