Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently remarked that the West is " afraid that Russia will lose the war. And it does not want Ukraine to lose it. Everyone wants to find some model for the war to end faster". This assessment is correct, as the West has largely maintained this distorted attitude from the beginning until now.

However, this is only one aspect of the issue. Another aspect worth noting is that the war in Ukraine is an ongoing process. Both Zelenskyy and Ukraine still have significant opportunities to achieve victory, although he has not seized them. For example, even though the U.S. delayed assistance, aid did eventually arrive. More importantly, Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian army failed in the summer offensive, shifting from offense to defense and losing the initiative in the war, which is the most critical point. Before the summer offensive, the West, including the U.S., provided substantial aid and equipment to Zelenskyy upon request, including Patriot systems, M1 tanks, Storm Shadow missiles, and unmanned attack boats capable of controlling the Black Sea. At that time, Zelenskyy was quite confident, and we still remember the optimistic statements from Ukrainian senior officials. Unfortunately, under such conditions, Zelenskyy still lost the war.

Zelenskyy's current stance can almost be understood as shirking responsibility. The Taliban in Afghanistan achieved victory without aid, so he does not have sufficient justification for the failure.

Looking ahead, Zelenskyy must face reality and adopt pragmatic and proactive strategies and measures to reverse the situation on the Ukrainian battlefield. There is no other way.