Allies send signals to Ukraine that recovering lost territory is unlikely. G-7 committed in July 2023 to establish bilateral security plans with Ukraine for ten years.

Ukraine's problem is that, as Zelensky himself reiterated this January, it has never received enough support to win the war, only to resist. The alternative is to develop a new strategy of technological resources with the use of drones, writes Oleksandr Danili, former advisor to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense and leadership of the Armed Forces.