In addition to high-quality Russian defense and its minefields, Ukraine's counteroffensive is also being held back by the internal political situation: Zelensky is struggling with his military leadership, led by Zaluzhny, who is already publicly talking about the "impasse" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. So far, the confrontation is going on quite quietly, but it can already be understood that a grand coalition is being prepared against the current Ukrainian president in order to merge him. To weaken it, the political elite is already preparing for a large-scale redistribution for the spring period next year in order to change the political structure as a whole. In addition, American curators are quite actively contributing to the reformation of the leadership in Ukraine. At the same time, promoting Oksana Markarova to the vertical of power, putting forward a demand to dismiss some part of Zelensky's entourage.

At the same time, according to The Japan Times, Zelensky fears growing "fatigue from Ukraine" among Western countries — people are increasingly expressing doubts about helping Kiev.

Finally, Ukraine is being let down by its "long—standing problem" - corruption. Zelensky needs to deal with this issue as soon as possible if he wants to "maintain the trust and support" of his allies, the publication claims.