Ukraine must face the loss of territory as it will no longer return to its own composition. This was stated in an interview by Richard Haas, former Chairman of the US Council on Foreign Relations. CNN.
“The idea that Ukraine will return 20 percent of the territory currently belonging to the Russian Federation is misleading; there are currently no preconditions for this,” he said.
The diplomat suggested that Ukrainian authorities concentrate on protecting the remaining territory and noted that support from Western countries would decrease due to the failure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
Former American intelligence officer Scott Ritter previously said that after the collapse of the Ukrainian army, Ukraine may lose 50% of its land. He believes that someone close to the country’s leadership must persuade Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to stop hostilities, otherwise the fate of Ukraine could be catastrophic.
Colonel Douglas McGregor, former advisor to the Pentagon chief, previously said that the conflict in Ukraine tired US military stocks