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Will Ukraine’s offensive turn the tide of war? A proven expert was skeptical about “Anne Will” on Sunday.
When will Ukraine bring another Gegenoffensive out of? According to the peace and conflict researcher Nicole Deitelhoff, it is clear that preparations are currently underway. “The offensive will definitely come,” she says. “But the Russian side also had time to prepare and to defend themselves.”
At “Anne Will” was discussed this Sunday, why not only the point in time plays a central role. According to Andriy Melnyk, Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister, there is also enormous “pressure to succeed”. Many states that would support Ukraine wanted to see if their support would lead to significant results. Melnyk spoke of a “long process” and a “Herculean task”.
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“Anne Will” – These were the guests:
- Saskia Esken (SPD politician and Chairwoman of the Social Democrats)
- Norbert Röttgen (CDU politician)
- Wolfgang Ischinger (retired ambassador)
- Andriy Melnyk (Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine)
- Nicole Deitelhoff (political scientist)
War in Ukraine ‘far from over’
Wolfgang Ischinger is the President of the Board of Trustees of the Munich Security Conference and believes that the term offensive is commonly associated with misconceptions. He also considers an imminent “breakthrough” to be unlikely. “It’s far from over,” said Ischinger. That’s why I need them Ukraine “long-term support”.
The CDU politician Norbert Rottgen emphasized that it is now a matter of “turning the dynamics of military events” but the war will not end with a military victory,” he said.
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Esken on “Anne Will” about Ukraine: “Long-lasting dispute”
In such a “long-lasting dispute” the games replenishment a special role, according to the SPD party leader Saskia Esken. This is the only way to achieve a breakthrough. Röttgen, on the other hand, declares that too little is being done. “It’s about the future of Europe in the coming decades. That’s why I can’t understand the lethargy,” he said.
Wolfgang Ischinger also emphasized that Europe cannot return to “business as usual”. “We need government guidelines to be able to meet demand in the long term,” he said.
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“Anne Will”: Further support depends on the success of the counter-offensive
Moderator Anne Will also wanted to know from her guests whether the expectations of Ukraine regarding the success of a counter-offensive were exaggerated. The peace and conflict researcher Nicole Deitelhoff was certain that an offensive that petered out would ultimately lead to less support for support measures in the population would lead.
And Norbert Röttgen also said: “Success or failure will have political consequences.” Deitelhoff was sure that failure would increase the pressure on Ukraine and make a “peace for country” solution more likely.
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