Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, said that his country cannot end the conflict with the Russian Federation with a military parade in Moscow. He made the relevant statement in an interview with the magazine. Economist.
“We understand that we will not end the war with a victory march in Moscow,” Budanov said.
He also stated that armed conflicts have accompanied Russia throughout its history, so he does not expect the country to surrender.
September 13, Russian Defense Minister, Army General Sergei Shoigu statedRussia has no choice but to win during a special military operation in Ukraine.
Scott Ritter, formerly retired U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer aforementionedThat the West cannot defeat Russia.
According to him, the Russian Federation understands that this conflict is directly related to the issue of the survival of the country and is of an existential nature. As the former intelligence officer noted, the Russians cannot lose on this issue because otherwise the Russian Federation will “disappear.”
He was previously a fighter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated About the lack of understanding of the causes of the conflict in Ukraine.