Defence ministers from Nato and Ukraine will meet in Brussels this week to discuss weapons supplies to Kyiv, at the most critical time in the war since the earliest days of Russia’s invasion.
Vladimir Putin’s expectation of a blitzkrieg that would lead to the capture of the capital, Kyiv, and the country’s second city, Kharkiv – and allow him to impose regime change – have been thwarted. But the euphoria over Ukrainian resilience and resistance, and Russian retreat, has been replaced by deep trepidation over the unfolding course of the conflict in the Donbas.
