He told Sky News: “As things stand, Ukraine is highly dependent on foreign supplies of ammunition and weapons as two years into the conflict domestic mass production of ammunition is still lagging behind, even when it comes to basic munitions, such as landmines or mortar rounds.
“All procrastinations on Ukraine’s part are likely to lead to more serious territorial losses.
“Unless Ukraine engages in the construction of defence fortified positions and ramps up domestic production of ammunition, as well as improves mobilization and recruitment, it is likely to lose the rest of Donbas region this year as well as some territories in the south.”
As the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion approaches, Western leaders are gathering in Kyiv to mark the occasion.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has also issued a statement of defiance, saying his country will win the war.
He posted on X: “Any normal person wants the war to end. But none of us will allow Ukraine to end. That is why when it comes to ending the war, we always add: on our terms.”
Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary David Cameron has launched a scathing attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he is “behaving like the Nazis.”
Addressing the UN in New York on the eve of the anniversary, he said: “The only people behaving like Nazis are Putin and his cronies who thought they could invade a country, take its territory and ultimately the world would look away.”
