Italian General tells the West to get real - No chance for Ukrainian military victory

The West should realize that a military victory of Ukraine in its conflict with Russia is implausible and begin negotiations with Russia, an Italian general said in an interview to the Libero Quotidiano newspaper.
"From the military point of view, a victory of Ukraine is unimaginable. We should take this into account and sit at the negotiating table," said Marco Bertolini, who is an Italian general and former commander of the Joint Operations Command and of the "Folgore" Paratroopers Brigade.
"It’s a fact: Kiev’s goals cannot be achieved in their expected form and within the expected timeframe. The counter-offensive proceeds very slowly. <...> Currently, even the West is becoming increasingly skeptical about Ukraine’s military capabilities, and the picture is beginning to change."
Bertolini noted Russia’s "numerical superiority and fire efficiency."