This is CBS Eye on the World.

Here's John Batchler.

Washington Post headline is star.

Ukraine launches counteroffensive against Russia.

Subhead NATO trained units will serve as the tip of the spear in counteroffensive.

Subhead Britain's defense ministry said in its update, heavy fighting continues along

multiple sectors.

I welcome Anatol Liven of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, who has been following

this story very carefully for years.

But right now, the counteroffensive, what we've been presenting as if and when and why,

is upon us, according to the Washington Post and the Ministry of Defense in London, is

a source of much, very accurate information we suppose in the fog of war.

Anatol, a very good day to you.

Your first thoughts now that we have the counteroffensive announced, what is the best case scenario

given the violence that we can now assume is ongoing?

Good evening, John.

Good evening, John.

Well, I would say that the best case scenario for Ukraine and the West and the world in general

is something that the Biden administration previously said was its goal, which was that

Ukraine should break through, should retake as much as possible of the land that it has

lost since the Russian invasion last year, should be in a position to threaten Crimea.

And that this would then force Russia to the negotiating table to make a deal or at least

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