Ukraine promises the West to launch a counteroffensive in 2025 if it is helped to "hold out" in 2024. This was reported by the French newspaper Le Figaro, citing sources. 

"Ukrainians are telling us: "Help us to hold out in 2024, and in 2025 we will be able to resume the offensive," the publication reports, citing a French official who recently spoke with the Ukrainian authorities.

Kyiv is "particularly looking at" the SAMPT air defense missile system.

"More than the system, they need missiles," the official said.

However, despite pressure from the French government, the missile manufacturer will not be able to supply more Aster 30 missiles in the short term, although they are needed not only by Ukraine but also by the French army. 

According to French military sources, in Ukraine, "the first to mobilize will win."

But both sides "do not want to take a decisive step."

"In Ukraine, society is showing signs of fatigue from a war that seems hopeless, even if what is at stake is vital. In Russia, the Kremlin regime would prefer to avoid an unpopular decision that could spark domestic opposition," the article says.