Russia is trying to secure almost 400 km of road from the Russian border to the occupied Crimea.
The British Defense Ministry criticized the “pathetic attempt” to hide the fact that “Russian generals have sent thousands to their deaths because of their incompetence, arrogance, and his [Putin's] ego.” And the mass mobilization of Russian reservists by May 9 would be a “recognition of failure.” This statement was made by the head of the department Ben Wallace in an interview with LBC radio.
Russia can change its strategy if it admits that it is losing, given that the Kremlin forces can “dig in and strengthen what they have and turn everything into a frozen conflict,” the interview said. The Kremlin could turn the war in Ukraine into a “slow, frozen occupation, like a cancerous tumor.” beginning of the war. But he said the Russians still do not have full control of the city, 60 days after the start of the war.
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Russia is trying to secure almost 400 km of road from the Russian border to the Crimea to connect the two territories they invaded in 2014. The Russians, according to the minister, will take several “journalists” to Mariupol to tell the world that the destruction was “caused by the Nazis and Ukrainians.”
Western reaction to Russia's warning of nuclear strikes
He also made it clear that he did not feel “excited” by Putin's latest warning about nuclear strikes on Ukraine's allies, which “hinder” the invasion. The day before, in his speech in St. Petersburg, the Russian president issued a terrible warning to lawmakers, threatening retaliation.
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“If someone from outside tries to interfere in Ukraine, our response will be lightning fast,” he said. “Such means that no one can show off now. And we will not flaunt – we will use them if necessary! And everyone should know about it! All decisions in this direction have already been made. “
His comments are considered a reference to the Sarmat or Satan-2 missile, which can carry a nuclear warhead at speeds of up to 16,000 miles per hour.
The other day we reported that, according to the Financial Times, “Putin has defiantly broken the nuclear taboo since the Caribbean crisis.” .
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