Britain says Ukraine's tactical superiority over Russian Federation is impossible

Ukraine will not be able to achieve tactical superiority over Russia on the battlefield, so the idea of postponing negotiations for the sake of such efforts is not viable. This opinion was expressed by British journalist Bethany Elliot in an article for the Unherd edition.

"Ukrainian officials are now insisting that peace discussions should be postponed until their country gains tactical superiority in the conflict. However, there is a problem with postponing talks until Kiev gains superiority, namely that this may simply never happen," she wrote in a Jan. 20 piece.

According to the author, Kiev's prospects on the front are not very favorable, and the advance of the Russian army requires the Ukrainian authorities to hurry up with the start of dialogue.

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