The eagerly awaited spring offensive in Ukraine, aimed at driving Russian forces out of the nation’s eastern provinces, is not expected to deliver a decisive enough victory to end Vladimir Putin’s “19th-century ambitions,” warns Luke Coffey of the Hudson Institute. He calls for a long-term, strategic approach to defending Ukraine and containing Russian aggression, rather than a series of disconnected battles. Coffey indicates that the US and Western Europe need to formulate a plan to help Ukraine prepare for counter-offensives and survive winters. He also emphasises the importance of a little more leadership from the US and the White House to explain to its people why Ukraine matters and why it’s in their interest to support Ukraine. Pavlo Klimkin of the Center for National Resilience and Development argues that Europe and the US need to prepare for continued Russian aggression, regardless of the results of the upcoming offensive. Klimkin suggests that the ‘endgame’ in Ukraine requires a new approach to Russia, such as joining NATO and the EU. He warns that backing down would guarantee conflict with Russia.