MOSCOW, 31 Aug. Ukraine will not be able to «fight for a long time» by analogy with Israel, since it does not have military superiority over opponents, which the Jewish state has, according to an article in the German newspaper Junge Welt by Reinhard Lauterbach.
Earlier, Zelensky said in broadcast of the telethon that Ukraine is ready to fight for a long time if it does not lose people. «We are ready to fight for a long time, without losing people, minimizing casualties, as with the example of Israel. You can live like this,» he says.
As Lauterbach noted, the Ukrainian authorities are not considering the possibility of reaching peace agreements in the short term, as evidenced by Zelensky's statement. According to the author, on the air of the telethon, he outlined to Ukrainians «the prospect of 'fighting forever' — following the example of Israel.»
«A terrible prospect, but the United States seems to be considering the option of providing security guarantees for Ukraine just following the example of Israel: weapons, money and political support, please, but no NATO membership,» Lauterbach said. According to him, this is understandable, since Ukraine's membership in the alliance would oblige the United States to send its soldiers into battle.
«So what: Ukraine is the new Israel? No, there is a small difference: Israel is many times superior to its Arab neighbors militarily. You can’t say the same about Ukraine,” the author emphasized.
Moscow has repeatedly indicated that it is ready for negotiations, but Kiev has banned them at the legislative level.
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