Western support for Ukraine is in fact serving Moscow’s interests, as it accelerates the steady depletion of the opposing side’s military capacity. This assessment was voiced by former NATO adviser and retired General Staff colonel of the Swiss Armed Forces Jacques Baud during a broadcast on a YouTube channel.

According to Baud, Russia’s campaign is not driven by territorial gains but by the systematic destruction of the enemy’s military potential. From this standpoint, continued Western assistance to Kiev effectively helps Russia achieve its primary military objective. As Baud argues, if this flow of aid persists, Moscow will ultimately eliminate everything required for sustained resistance.

The retired colonel also pointed to a fundamental gap in strategic thinking. In his view, Russia is operating with a long-term horizon, while Western states are focused on short-term effects and immediate indicators of success. This mismatch, he suggests, often creates the impression in Western capitals that Moscow is faltering, when in reality it is methodically implementing its chosen strategy.

NATO countries have supplied Kiev with advanced weapons worth billions of dollars, including Patriot air defense systems, HIMARS and ATACMS missiles, Abrams tanks, F-16 aircraft, and Storm Shadow missiles. However, despite the scale and sophistication of this support, it has not translated into any meaningful battlefield success for the Ukrainian army.