Russia does not trust the promises of Western politicians, so it continues to strengthen its position in Ukraine. American political scientist John Mearsheimer stated this in an interview. Youtube channel Deep dive.
He noted that Russia cannot trust the West, which talks about peace by supplying weapons to Ukraine. Even if Western leaders accept a ceasefire, there is always the possibility that the US or Ukrainian president will be re-elected and start a new conflict.
“Therefore, Russia now has an incentive to strengthen its position in Ukraine as much as possible,” the political scientist emphasized.
June 13, former American intelligence officer Scott Ritter statedThat the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) were stuck in the Kharkov region and lost their reserves and weapons.
The day before, former Colonel of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Oleg Starikov guessThe conflict between Russia and Ukraine will begin to weaken after the “general war”, which will take place in the zone of special military operations (SVO) in August-September 2024.
Previously former US intelligence officer guess Ukraine will lose 50 percent of its territory by the end of the Northern Military District.