According to journalists, even if Ukraine succeeds in reclaiming a significant part of its territory from the Russian invaders, peace negotiations with Moscow will not begin.
The US believes that Russia’s war against Ukraine will continue in 2024. Besides, neither side will win until then. The Washington Post writes about it, citing Pentagon documents that leaked to the network.
It has been reported that peace talks will not start even if Ukraine succeeds in reclaiming a significant part of its territory from the Russian invaders and inflicts serious losses on the RF Armed Forces.
“Under all contemplated scenarios, negotiations to end the conflict in 2023 are unlikely,” the classified document says.
Journalists say the assessment, based on the US’s close scrutiny of both sides’ troop levels, weapons and equipment, could encourage war critics to push the major powers Kiev and Moscow to reach a deal and end the conflict.
An unnamed US official said the decision to start talks with Moscow rested solely on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The United States will continue to support Kiev and provide it with equipment and weapons.
The document also says what could lead to Russia or Ukraine gaining a “decisive advantage” on the battlefield, as journalists wrote. In the event that Russia deals a major blow to Ukraine and seizes new territory, Moscow will likely deploy forces “to achieve further goals such as regime change in Kiev.
As reported, if the advantage is in Ukraine, the UAF is likely to conduct riskier offensive operations to gain additional benefits. In response, Russia can be expected to intensify some “non-traditional attacks”, but the use of nuclear weapons seems unlikely.
Recall that, as reported, the United States believed that the head of the UN was too accommodating to Moscow. According to CNN reporters, some of Guterres’ actions “in February” undermined broader efforts to hold Moscow accountable for its actions in Ukraine.
We also remember that journalists said that the leaked “secret US documents” showed the war losses of Ukraine and the Russian Federation. Published “American intelligence documents” say that the total casualties of both sides exceeded 350,000 people.
Source: Focus
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