US and European officials are concerned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is factoring the US presidential election into his Ukraine war planning . Putin could be eyeing a win by Trump or another Republican candidate as a trigger for the US to pull back support for Ukraine . The election next year complicates things because the Russians think they have a light at the end of the tunnel . It encourages Putin to think that they can outlast the Americans . The Ukrainian counteroffensive has not resulted in major breakthroughs in the short-term but there are all reasons for urgency as Ukrainians are dying everyday but the US is cognizant of the need for sustained support after the fighting can continue after the summer . The looming US election is also on the minds of Ukrainians hoping to win or change the battlefield dynamics at play sooner than later than later . The Ukrainians want to win the shortterm but the U.S. officials are cognizants of all sorts of sorts of types of . The U.N. officials say there may be some gains in the long-term and that the fighting will continue to continue to be a fight for them . The US and Europeans are determined that there may still need sustained support for the counteroffensive but the fighting has not yet resulted in significant breakthroughs . The Pentagon spokesperson Patrick Ryder said this week that the counter offensive has moved forward. The Pentagon has said that the Ukrainian counter offensive will continue. It has not been a fight. The Ukrainian government is determined that it has moved back and that it is determined to continue. But so far the counteroperatives are determined. It is determined the fighting. The US officials are determined the counter Offensive has moved ahead. The Ukraine counteroffensive. The United States is determined. There may continue to have sustained support
US and Western officials fear Putin unlikely to change course in Ukraine before 2024 election . US
