Western aid will enable Ukraine to thwart President Vladimir Putin’s plans and liberate the territories occupied by Russia not all at once, but in several stages, according to a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). It is noted that currently, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have conducted several large-scale counter-offensive operations, which have been successful operationally throughout the full-scale Russian invasion. However, such an approach to territory liberation is not the only option for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Analysts at ISW believe that transitioning from the curren…