​Ukraine’s wins turn focus back on Europe’s waning military aid

“Ukraine’s swift battlefield advances are forcing European governments to once again confront an uncomfortable question: Will they significantly boost weapons deliveries? It’s a touchy subject in many European capitals, where the energy crisis and cost-of-living woes have dominated public attention over the past weeks, prompting warnings of war fatigue. But Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia in recent days has changed the narrative — at least for the moment — giving a new opening to those wanting European governments to step up their arms deliveries. First among them is the Ukrainian government itself. ...”

A Russian soldier, taken prisoner, stays on a tank with Ukrainian soldiers after the city was recaptured from Russian forces on Sunday in Izyum, Ukraine.


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