Yes, Zelensky thinks if he can get some sort of “win” it will impress NATO enough to keep backing his efforts. But, unfortunately for him, he is delusional.
NATO, with the exception of the UK (or at least Boris Johnson who has been using an attempt to appear Churchillian to save his diminishing hopes of maintaining office) want OUT in the strongest way. This catastrophe is crushing their economies, angering their populations and threatening their hold on power.
NATO was never going to send troops to save Ukraine anyway. At the upcoming Ramstein EU meeting they will be pressured to make announcements of additional weapons. They will likely acquiesce to some degree; though to date much of what they have already promised has not been delivered. But, this mission is on its last legs.
And where are those 200,00 Ukrainian missing soldiers General Twitty asks about? Mobilization fraud or dead???
I’d assume that very large numbers of the hohols have figured the business out and left town. Most people need two things in order to feel good about going into harm’s way, i.e. a believable cause, and a chance to win. Neither are there on the Ukie side.