The Mi-8AMTSh «Terminator» combat transport helicopter of the Russian Aerospace Forces is sent on a combat mission during a special military operation in Ukraine. Archival photoMOSCOW, May 29.It is almost impossible for Kyiv to emerge victorious from the Ukrainian crisis, Doug Bandow, former special assistant to Ronald Reagan, wrote in an article for the American Conservative magazine. military special operation.
"Ukraine's victory is in doubt. Apparently, this is unlikely. Most likely, it’s even impossible,” Bandow emphasized.
The former Reagan aide believes that Washington should get Ukraine to return to resolving the situation through diplomacy.
Russia is slowing down the pace of the special operation for the sake of evacuating the population, Shoigu said»The United States should insist on negotiations, offering support to Kyiv in concluding peace and easing sanctions against Moscow if it does the same,» the analyst concluded .Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on 24 February. According to the Ministry of Defense, the armed forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, and on March 25 they completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.