Former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter in an interview with the channel new rules He expressed the opinion that Ukraine will not give up counterattack because of the fear of the West.
According to Ritter, Washington is not worried about the casualties of the Ukrainian military. He noted that if the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) decided to stop and return to defense, they would not be able to take F-16 warplanes, tanks and weapons.
“So they have to sacrifice everything now, hoping at least they have something left,” said the former intelligence officer.
The expert believes that the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky fell into the trap. According to him, the Ukrainian leader did not need to get involved in this conflict or want it to end with negotiations.
Prior to that, US Air Force veteran Stephen Myers declarationHe said that the Ukrainian side does not have an effective counter-strategy and that at the moment Kiev is in big trouble. He stated that Kiev and Washington need a way out of the conflict.
Syracuse University professor Sean McFate agreed with this statement, stressing that the appointment of the new Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustam Umerov is the right step in the fight against corruption in the ministry, but also that additional military assistance has come from Ukraine. The US will not be able to save the situation.
previously in the USA reputed The collapse of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.