Flash Points: Is Ukraine’s counteroffensive coming soon?

This is what Kyiv’s waiting for. [Foreign Policy Logo]( [Foreign Policy Flashpoints]( April 23, 2023 | [View in browser]( To read unlimited articles featured in Flash Points, [sign in]( or [subscribe today](. For months, there has been speculation over Ukraine’s spring counteroffensive. Now, as the weather gets warmer, observers are wondering: What is Kyiv waiting for? The reporting and essays below explore this question and more, delving into the reasons for the holdup, the innerworkings of Ukrainian military training and decision-making, and what the highly anticipated offensive might look like.—Chloe Hadavas --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ukraine’s Spring Offensive Is Waiting on Weapons]( Every day Kyiv waits, the Russians dig deeper trenches. By Jack Detsch --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ukraine’s Longest Day]( The first 24 hours of the expected counteroffensive will likely be decisive. By Franz-Stefan Gady --------------------------------------------------------------- [Crimea Has Become a Frankenstein’s Monster]( The Ukrainian government is now trapped by its own uncompromising—and increasingly indefensible—policy. By Anatol Lieven --------------------------------------------------------------- [How Ukraine Learned to Fight]( Russia’s full-scale war started a year ago. Ukraine’s military started slashing its Soviet roots long before. By Jack Detsch --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ukraine’s Leopard Tank Crews Are Trained and Ready to Fight]( Advanced tanks will be critical to any summer offensive. By Elisabeth Braw Photo: Paula Bronstein for Foreign Policy --------------------------------------------------------------- [FP Climate Summit 2023]( [FP Climate Summit 2023]( Join Foreign Policy for a day of insightful conversations with leaders on the forefront of climate action. Together, we will explore strategies to accelerate the fight against climate change and how to unlock the funding required to make it possible. [Register Now](. --------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW FP ON This email was sent to {EMAIL} because you are subscribed to FP’s Flashpoints newsletter. Want a friend to receive this newsletter? [Forward it]( now. Want to receive other FP newsletters? [Manage]( your FP newsletter preferences. [unsubscribe]( | [privacy policy]( | [contact us]( | [partner with FP]( Foreign Policy magazine is a division of Graham Holdings Company. All contents © 2023 Graham Digital Holding Company. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 655 15th St NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005. [Link](