The US could 'screw up' Ukraine's counter offensive by exerting too much pressure on the country to deliver a decisive blow against Russia, former Army general says

• Global expectations for Ukraine's much-anticipated counteroffensive are high.
• But a former Army general told Insider that too much Western pressure could tank the attack.
• "I would reject the talk that Ukraine's only got one shot," said Ben Hodges, a retired Army general.

As the world awaits Ukraine's next military move, pressure is mounting for the war-torn country to deliver a quantifiable victory. But global expectations of a triumph could torpedo the offensive before it even begins, a former Army general told Insider.