“By the end of the summer, you can see real progress in the south of Ukraine. For Ukraine, it is very, very important to restore access to the Black Sea ports in order to resume the export of all its agricultural goods, to break the Russian blockade of Odessa.” This was said by professor at Stanford University, American philosopher Francis Fukuyama in an interview with Deutsche Welle, answering the question of what could be the further strategy of Ukraine.
According to Fukuyama, “the most realistic strategy at the moment is to concentrate in the south of the country, to reopen Ukraine access to the Black Sea, returning Kherson and ports on the Sea of Azov. This is more important than the Donbass. I think that the return of the Donbass will be enough It is difficult to implement in the next few months. “
The philosopher believes that it is on this that Kyiv is going to concentrate. “They have already started an offensive in the Kherson area and achieved some progress there. If, say, by September or October they really will free this area, then this will laid down the prerequisites for starting serious negotiations on the ceasefire. But I do not think that Ukrainians will be able to achieve them Before they open access to the outside world on the Black Sea. “