CNN: Ukraine is 'certain to fail' against Russia if the US does not provide more aid
According to the channel, Western intelligence agencies are now calculating how long Ukraine can hold out without US and NATO assistance.
The TV channel's source claims that Western officials fear that the loss or further delay of US support will affect assistance from US allies.
Western intelligence agencies are now calculating how long Ukraine could hold out without US and NATO assistance. One senior U.S. military official believes that the worst-case scenario is a few months or even defeat by the summer of 2024.
Without additional U.S. assistance, Western officials estimate that Ukraine would first lose its long-range missiles, then its air defence missiles, and then its artillery ammunition and short-range missiles such as Javelin anti-tank missiles and Stinger anti-aircraft missiles.
A Russian victory would not just be terrible news for Ukraine, it would be a disaster for wider European security and a serious blow to the United States,
CNN said.
The possibility of Ukraine's defeat in the war is also causing deep fears among some of America's closest European allies.
I don’t think people fully realize what Ukraine’s fall would actually mean. We would see horrible things: ethnic cleansing and total destruction of Ukraine. Remember what they did in Bucha. So, it is already success if we can prevent that from happening. And that is why we must carry on,
the European diplomat told reporters.
