World News: ‘Unrealistic goals’ as West unity wobbles – Gulf Digital News

World News: ‘Unrealistic goals’ as West unity wobbles – Gulf Digital News

THE US-led coalition against Russia is reportedly struggling amidst growing divisions and disagreements among member nations, according to reports on international media.

This comes as Russian-backed forces took majority control of the city of Lyman in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region yesterday. Lyman would represent the second major success for Russia this week, following the fall of Svitlodarsk further south.

A report in The New York Times has highlighted differences between the US, Europe and Ukraine in assessing goals of the current conflict and concessions to be given. It said that the coaliton’s unity was wobbly as the member nations differed on critical decisions.

It also said that the unity between Nato and Europe was being tested as EU states, including Hungary, refrained from backing a ban on Russian oil supplies.

“The US describes Russia as a rogue state which should be excluded from the global economy while others in Europe have warned against such an approach,” the NYT said in a report. It also cited the stance of Henry Kessinger who said that Ukraine may have to give concessions as part of a negotiated settlement.

Meanwhile, leading British newspaper Independent has accused Western countries of being unrealistic in dealing with the war in Ukraine. In