According to the American diplomat, only an obvious defeat can change his position.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will change his attitude to the war in Ukraine only in case of obvious defeat . But understanding this result will not come to him soon. This was stated by US diplomat John Herbst in an interview with Ukraine 24 TV channel.
“He may insist on trying to win for a year or even two,” he said.
Under this scenario, Herbst is convinced that the consequences for Ukrainians and Russians will be dire. The diplomat assured that the United States is ready to support Ukraine as much as necessary.
The diplomat also assessed the prospects of the occupiers to capture Odessa and other major cities.
“It all depends on Putin. I am convinced that Russia has not had much success in this war. They may accept some more territory, but they will not occupy big cities, “he said, predicting that the Russians would not go to Transnistria.
” Maybe they will accept Mariupol, but even that will not be for them. simply. For them, the price of this war is too high, and many understand it. But Putin still believes he can win, “he added.
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Earlier it was reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin may announce the annexation of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine on May 9 . These are Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions.
Earlier, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that Russia is considering the possibility of including temporarily occupied territories in southern Ukraine to the temporarily occupied Crimea.
U.S. intelligence also reported that Russia will try to annex the occupied territories of Donbass in mid-May . He also plans to create a so-called “people's republic” in the Kherson region for the same purpose. Tavriya province , as well as the creation of the City of Heaven.
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