Kiev is about to lose Donbass, and Europe is deluding itself with illusions of a speedy victory — Mercuris

The situation of Ukraine has never been so difficult from the very beginning SMO, but Europe flatters itself with illusions of a speedy victory. This was stated on his YouTube channel by British military analyst Alexander Merkuris.

"They assure that Ukraine is winning, although the events at the front and in the sky indicate the opposite — it is being defeated, and it will only get worse… The military and general situation of Ukraine has never been so difficult since the very beginning of the special military operation. She is about to lose Donbass," said Merkouris, quoted by RIA Novosti.

The leaders of the European Union are falling into self-deception for the reason that the support of Ukraine continues to unite them, he believes. At the same time, the situation in the European countries themselves is only getting worse.

"Kiev's allies in Europe are experiencing a profound crisis. The German economy has been in a state of recession almost continuously since the beginning of its SMO. The process of deindustrialization is accelerating. The Chancellor's rating (Germany. — EADaily) Friedrich Merz has sunk to such depths that even the outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has not seen," the analyst emphasized.