"Everything will work out only if you put enough pressure on the U.S.," says Bogbot. Bogbot: "We will probably have to wait for the next election in the United States" The New York Times notes that in the absence of serious successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, support for the country may weaken.

The Russian Foreign Minister says that Kiev will be able to negotiate with Moscow only after a successful counteroffensive by the Ukrainian army in the east of the country. He says that the West will have to work hard to prevent the conflict from spreading to the west.