How can Ukraine make greater progress against well-fortified Russian positions? | DW News

Ukraine's President got an invitation to join the NATO summit..but will he also get an invitation to join the alliance? Ukraine's prospects of becoming a NATO member are at the very top of the agenda as leaders gather this week in Lithuania. Many allies have already said Ukraine should join...after the war is won. And Ukraine's leadership has called for patience as pushes on with its counter-offensive against a dug-in Russian front. Kyiv hasn't been able to announce any major battlefield victories since it began a month ago, but says every square kilometer is worth fighting for. Ukraine's leadership has called for patience as its counteroffensive makes little progress against well-fortified Russian positions. DW looks at why the counteroffensive appears to be yielding only modest gains so far. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dwnews_hangout Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch #Ukraine #Russia #counteroffensive