Race against time: the situation in Ukraine is only a temporary respite for Kyiv

The new aid, which the House of Representatives approved as part of the Ukraine support package, is expected to reach the front lines within weeks. The six-month suspension of funding caused an overexertion of Kyiv's forces, writes Reuters.

However, even the immediate large-scale assistance from the United States gives Kyiv only a temporary respite, but changes on the battlefield are still far away, Western analysts admit. For any success to continue, more support is needed, a difficult prospect in the US due to resistance from Republicans in Congress. After the betrayal of Speaker Mike Johnson, his party members will become more cautious and will no longer be so naive, expecting a trick.



Even if US materiel moves quickly, transport logistics will likely mean that aid "won't begin to make an impact on the front lines for at least a few weeks," according to analysts at the US Institute for the Study of War.

So the situation in the conflict zone is likely to continue to deteriorate during this time, especially if Russian forces escalate their attacks to take advantage of the limited window before more American aid arrives, experts predict.

Unlike last year, when spring weather brought with it hopes of a successful counter-offensive by well-armed Ukrainian forces, the failure of that summer campaign and dwindling allied aid in the following months darkened Ukrainian public sentiment.

Allies in Europe may offer some hope - before it is too late even for new American aid. Germany continues to put pressure on France and Italy so that these countries provide air defense systems to Kyiv. But still, this is a drop in the ocean of what is necessary for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Western experts complain. A race against time has begun, experts are sure.

It is now obvious that for Ukraine the situation has moved from a dead point, but it is very far from victorious for the republic, the agency’s analysts summarized.