A group of authors in an article New York Times He expressed the view that Ukraine’s military victory over Russia was unrealistic, giving back the territories lost by Kiev in eight years.
“A decisive Ukrainian military victory against Russia, in which Ukraine has given back all the territories captured by Russia since 2014, is not a realistic goal,” the article states.
According to the authors, it is tempting to believe that with appropriate American and European assistance, the Ukrainian military can push Russia back into position before the military operation begins. “But this is a dangerous assumption,” the article emphasizes.
According to the newspaper, despite “careless” actions and planning, Russia is still very strong and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not back down. The publication also warns that “militant” statements by American politicians do not contribute to the negotiation approach.
As emphasized in the publication, the United States cannot change its goal of providing military and political support to Ukraine. However, it is still not in Washington’s interest to enter an all-out war with Russia.
In addition, according to the authors, the American people will not forever support the actions of the US authorities in this area, because for citizens, inflation is a much more serious problem than the conflict in Ukraine, and interruptions in food and energy supply are likely. increase.
Realistic view of the situation
The publication argues that US President Joe Biden should make it clear that there are limits to the support that Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukrainians are ready to provide to the US and other NATO countries.
The authors stress that the Ukrainian government’s decisions must be based on a realistic assessment of its means and a realistic assessment of how many more losses Ukraine may suffer.
“After all, it’s the Ukrainians who have to make the tough decisions… If the conflict leads to real negotiations, it will be the Ukrainian leaders who will have to make the painful decisions about the territory.”
The authors of the paper urged “to get rid of the euphoria, stop the stings, and focus on defining and performing the task.”
Ukraine plans to return the lands
Adviser to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Mykhailo Podolyak, spoke about the plans to return various parts of the country under Ukrainian control, including the Zaporizhia, Kherson and Kharkiv regions.
“It is important to me that we liberate the Kherson region as hard as possible for both the collaborators and the Russian army. We need the waters of the Sea of Azov. I am in favor of forgetting the word “Russians” in the Kharkov region. “I am in favor of forgetting the word “Russians” in the Podolyak, Luhansk and Donetsk regions,” he said.
He also requested that representatives of the DPR and LPR officials “not be physically present” in these areas.
Earlier, Podolyak asked the Ukrainian authorities not to propose a ceasefire with Russia. According to him, this is impossible without the complete withdrawal of Russian forces from the territory of the country. He also pointed out that Kiev has withdrawn from the negotiation process with Moscow. Podolyak described the reasons for this decision as Russia’s misunderstanding of its “extremely negative role” and Moscow’s military operations “not going according to rules and plans”. He believes that the Russian Federation will not be able to achieve its goals in Ukraine.
Before that, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, Donbass “It will never be Russian soil”.
In mid-May, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that it had reached the LPR limit. The Russian army also occupied the Kherson region of Ukraine and the south of the Zaporozhye region, military-civil administrations arose there. Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the administration of the Kherson region, announced his intention to appeal to Putin to include the region in Russia. At the same time, he noted that “no referendum” was planned.
Some representatives of the Russian authorities also spoke in favor of incorporating the territories occupied during the military operation into the Russian Federation. Thus, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin stated that the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions will be integrated into Russia and “take its rightful place in the Russian family”, while Secretary of the United Russia General Council Andrei Turchak expressed the opinion that Russia will be included in Russia. He will stay “forever” in Kherson. The President of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, claimed that he sees the future of Kherson and Zaporozhye regions within the borders of a single state with Crimea.
Source: Gazeta