In an editorial, The New York Times reported that Ukraine's success in the war with Russia now looks unrealistic and that Ukraine may have to cede territory. According to the NYT, if the conflict leads to actual negotiations, "Ukrainian leaders will have to make painful territorial decisions, which will require any compromise." Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, does not consider it impossible for Ukraine to win the war with Russia and regain the territories occupied by the Russians.

"According to experts, Ukraine should freeze three times in winter, run out of electricity in March, and the Russian flag would rise over half of the country. Remember when you hear another horror story that the country will not survive next winter and people will be left on the streets without work. If every time someone said "it is impossible," we would give up, and our country would not exist. If you hear that "Ukraine will have to sacrifice territories because Russia is strong," these are the words of a loser who has already lost. We have no other country; we know what we are fighting for. That is why we will win,” Podolyak wrote on Twitter.