Losses in the current war will affect the defense capabilities of the aggressor in the long term.
Russia in six months of full-scale war against Ukraine < strong>has not achieved any of its strategic goals, according to British Defense Minister Ben Wallace.
And the loss of equipment and soldiers will have a long-term impact on Russia's defense capabilities in the future, the minister believes.
“To date, according to estimates, more than 25,000 Russian soldiers have died. If you take into account the wounded, those who were captured or the tens of thousands of deserters, which are now reported – more than 80 thousand,” said Wallace, speaking in the House of Commons.
The minister called on parliamentarians to talk to their constituents. about the causes of current problems in Europe, in particular with energy prices.
“I think it's important to convey to the voters that the difficulties we all face are actually caused by a totalitarian regime in Russia that is purposefully seeking to harm us and trying to test us to see if we will sacrifice our values for the sake of energy costs.” he added.
Wallace stressed the importance of European unity this winter. Separation, the minister reminds, will not solve the problem. At the same time, the current difficulties are a chance to diversify the supply of energy carriers and win in the long term.
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American historian, Yale University professor Timothy Snyder believes that Russia is already losing the war against Ukraine and is fighting only because it would be shameful for it to retreat now.
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