The US now sees Ukraine as entering a phase in which it is winning the war against Russia, according to a senior State Department official. Speaking ahead of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk, US Deputy Secretary of State Jeremy Levin said the conflict has shifted in Kyiv’s favor, Mezha reported.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “As of now, we are in a position where Ukraine is winning the war at this moment” Levin said, adding that the situation on the battlefield has shifted in Kyiv’s favor, allowing Washington to speak about Ukraine’s success as a current reality instead of a distant goal. Levin said that the conflict dynamics have reversed, with Ukrainian troops now advancing, while Russian forces are effectively waiting for winter. The shift in dynamics has been made possible by Ukraine’s ongoing strikes on critical oil infrastructure in Russia, essentially increasing the cost of the war for Moscow and forcing it to divert resources away from the front, he said. Levin described the present moment as an important one for Ukraine to “continue to exert pressure on the battlefield,” adding that maintaining and expanding support is critical to consolidating Kyiv’s gains. Western pressure intensifies While Ukraine continues to escalate Russia’s fuel crisis by its ongoing drone strikes on critical infrastructure, EU leaders have reinforced that pressure by extending wide-ranging economic sanctions on Moscow for a full 12-month term for the first time.