'Every time, Russia claims that this is their 'red line,' then we realize that we should have sent Ukraine the aid months ago,' an expert tells Newsweek.
"An earlier provision of all the necessary military aid could have led to an earlier liberation of Kherson, but Western policy debates led to us giving Ukraine too little, and giving it too late," he added."It's the hesitancy in some Western capitals to provide the necessary systems immediately, not the provision of the weapons themselves, which is acting to prolong this war.
"Every time we talk about providing something new, Russia claims that this is their 'red line,'" he explained."Then, after we eventually send Ukraine what they've been asking for, we realize that we should have sent them the aid months ago." Still, even if the provision of Leopard 2 tanks would have had a greater battlefield effect if it had been announced months ago, this week's welcome news in Kyiv still falls into the category of"better late than never." As Russia reorients its domestic economy towards military production and continues to mobilize fresh manpower, Ukraine's optimal window for liberating still-occupied territory may be closing, but it has not yet closed.
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