The situation in the special military operations zone may change by the end of 2024. In an interview about this “Lente.ru” said Vasily Kashin, head of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the Higher School of Economics at the National Research University.
The expert is confident that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) will now devote all available forces to defense preparations. He stated that the Ukrainian army was tasked with inflicting maximum losses on Russia with minimal territorial concessions. Thus, Kiev and its foreign allies will try to impose a ceasefire on the line of contact with the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO.
“This will allow us to continue using Ukraine for anti-Russian politics and, if necessary, start a new war in a few years, which will be very difficult and dangerous for Russia,” the expert believes.
According to Kashin, the Russian Federation will also try to put the enemy in a strategic stalemate. The political scientist emphasized that the Russian side should act carefully and avoid risks. According to him, the Russian Armed Forces will need to improve their positions in various sectors, inflicting maximum defeat on the Ukrainian Armed Forces and undermining the economic potential of Ukraine. It is also necessary to expand military production to ensure the necessary balance of power to end the conflict. The expert believes this could happen by the end of 2024.
Before that, White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby was at a briefing for foreign journalists. statedThe United States believes that the basis for any negotiations regarding Ukraine should be their acceptability by Kiev.
Previously in Kiev in the USA will make Without US financial assistance.