Amid the chaos in the Middle East, Ukraine is becoming the forgotten war. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Israel-Hamas conflict was “taking away the focus” from Russia’s continuing bombardment of his country.
That, indeed, was the ambition of the Kremlin once it became clear the early victory it sought would not happen. A war of attrition has followed, with Russia able to withstand it for far longer than its adversary, unless Nato continues to supply weapons to Ukraine.
The great concern in Kyiv, and the hope in Moscow, is that the West grows weary of a protracted conflict, something that was beginning to happen even before the Hamas assault on Israel.
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***The Telegraph writes***
Amid the chaos in the Middle East, Ukraine is becoming the forgotten war. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Israel-Hamas conflict was “taking away the focus” from Russia’s continuing bombardment of his country.
That, indeed, was the ambition of the Kremlin once it became clear the early victory it sought would not happen. A war of attrition has followed, with Russia able to withstand it for far longer than its adversary, unless Nato continues to supply weapons to Ukraine.
But the West’s gaze has shifted, to the [frustration of President Zelensky](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/11/04/ukraine-russia-war-no-stalemate-volodymyr-zelensky/), just as the ground war is about to be wound down as the autumn rains make it hard for the forces to move around. Ukraine’s commanders fear the conflict is now a stalemate after their counteroffensive in the South made little headway despite [an attack on Russian shipping in Crimea](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/11/05/ukraine-hits-russian-warship-after-15-missile-salvo-on-crim/).
The great concern in Kyiv, and the hope in Moscow, is that the West grows weary of a protracted conflict, something that was beginning to happen even before the Hamas assault on Israel.
**Read more:** [**https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2023/11/05/now-is-not-the-time-to-forget-ukraines-fight/**](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2023/11/05/now-is-not-the-time-to-forget-ukraines-fight/)
I have not forgotten