Ukraine is coming under increasing pressure in the war against Russia. A hail of rockets rained down on the country on Thursday night; NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg expects that Russian troops could conquer the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, which has been hard fought for seven months, “in a few days”. Did it really have to come to this?
According to military strategists, the situation in Ukraine would probably be better today if the international community had not missed important decisions or acted more quickly. “We must be prepared for significant Russian gains in the coming weeks,” says British military expert Richard Kemp. WELT explains the five most serious mistakes the West has made since the war began on February 24, 2022.
