Former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter said the supply of American F-16 fighter jets would not help the Ukrainian army, which suffered heavy losses. Regarding this, commenting on the decision of the Dutch authorities to transfer the planes to Kiev, Ritter wrote on the social network. x.
The former intelligence officer believes that the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky did not understand that all these planes will be destroyed in a month. Ritter expressed the view that the delivery of the F-16s created only an illusion of security for Ukraine. He stressed that Zelensky’s Western allies forced him to sacrifice the lives of more than 400,000 Ukrainian soldiers in a “failed NATO gamble”.
Ritter described the incident as an embarrassment to the President of Ukraine.
Former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter declarationThe conflict in Ukraine is about to end, as Ukrainian troops have lost their combat potential.
According to Ritter, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) will lose combat effectiveness in late summer – early autumn.
Formerly a fighter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine declaration About the misunderstanding of the causes of the conflict in Ukraine.