LONDON, January 24. /TASS/. The West may be heading for "a catastrophic stalemate," at best, for Ukraine, Sherelle Jacobs, head of the Online Comment at The Daily Telegraph, wrote on Monday night.
She views a decisive Russian breakthrough in spring as an alternative scenario. According to her, while Western elites assume that a victory for the Ukrainians "must surely be around the corner," the fact is that Ukraine is increasingly on the back foot.
Western countries’ bid to undermine the Russian economy has not entirely worked, so the fighting could go on for years, with both sides being determined, Jacobs argues. Meanwhile, European countries are facing increasing economic and social challenges, she added.