 Putin is going to get some nice surprises on the battlefield. US envoy, the US acting deputy secretary of state, Victoria Nuland, visited Kiev to ease worries that American aid could be drying up and to praise Ukraine's defence efforts to date in Russia's full-scale invasion. I leave Kiev more encouraged about the unity and the result about 2024 and its absolute strategic importance for Ukraine. AFP quoted Nuland as saying, I also leave more confident that as Ukraine strengthens its defences, Russian President Vladimir Putin is going to get some nice surprises on the battlefield and that Ukraine will make some very strong success. She said noting that Ukraine has inflicted massive damages on Putin's land forces. Her comments came as Putin claimed that Moscow's troops now control the outskirts of Avdivka, presumably aiming to appease voters ahead of the March presidential elections that Russia's staggering losses there have yielded results. Ukraine's allies have recommended that it limit its offensive operations and strengthen its defences since Kiev currently has more limited capabilities on the battlefield as compared with Russia, Czech President Petro Pavl said in an interview with TVN24. In addition to weapons to strengthen its defences, Ukraine also needs resources to cut off the Russian army's supply lines. These include artillery, long-range missiles and F-16 fighters. The balance of power on the front line will make it clear to Kiev and Moscow that they will not achieve further success and that it is time for negotiations.