By Jerzy Szygiel “I am confident that Ukraine will turn things around and win this war. This will happen in the next few weeks. We don't brag about our accomplishments, but rest assured that you will hear about them” – said Ukraine's ambassador to Paris, Vadym Omelchenko, in a television interview on July 6, already after his country's army had withdrawn from Lysychansk and Severodonetsk. Until recently, this optimistic vision was pretty much the official position of France and other NATO countries. Too much has happened for anyone to believe it any longer.
France at war
France at war
France at war
By Jerzy Szygiel “I am confident that Ukraine will turn things around and win this war. This will happen in the next few weeks. We don't brag about our accomplishments, but rest assured that you will hear about them” – said Ukraine's ambassador to Paris, Vadym Omelchenko, in a television interview on July 6, already after his country's army had withdrawn from Lysychansk and Severodonetsk. Until recently, this optimistic vision was pretty much the official position of France and other NATO countries. Too much has happened for anyone to believe it any longer.