Ukraine Changes Tune: We Haven't Begun Our Counteroffensive
Ukrainian forces have meet stiff resistance from entrenched Russians. The Trends Journal continues to call for immediate negotiations to end the killings.
The top adviser to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that his country did not begin its counteroffensive despite fresh fighting and comments from Kyiv that suggested the operation is underway.
Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the president of Ukraine who has been one of the biggest war hawks, attempted to contradict Russian claims that the counteroffensive is failing badly.
“We have not yet started the counteroffensive as such, though Russia is saying ‘We’ve already won, we’ve already repelled the counteroffensive,’” Podolyak said, according to Meduza.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that “relevant counteroffensive defensive actions are taking place in Ukraine.”