Ukrainian counterattack effective, but not ‘beginning of the end’

Despite the effective Ukrainian counteroffensive, NATO’s Stoltenberg warns that nations should prepare for the long haul.

Ukraine’s counterattack against Russian troops is effective but likely does not signal the war’s end, according to NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg.

He told BBC Radio on Friday: “It is of course, extremely encouraging to see that Ukrainian armed forces have been able to take back territory and also strike behind Russian lines.

“At the same time, we need to understand…