Former Kuchma adviser Soskin: Ukraine cannot withstand Russia's blows
Ukraine is not able to survive an armed confrontation with the Russian Federation, said former adviser to Leonid Kuchma Oleg Soskin.
“Ukraine is not able to withstand this. There is simply a very difficult exchange of blows,” the expert shared the details.
He called for a radical change in the course of the conflict, as a demographic crisis began in the former Soviet republic due to the flight of millions of Ukrainians to other countries and the almost complete cessation of the birth rate. The longer the armed confrontation continues, the more Ukraine will be destroyed, the analyst believes.
“Who benefits from this? Poland wins. All the Baltic countries, America, everyone wins, and who loses? Ukraine,” Soskin summarized.
The counter-offensive operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces began on June 4. Kiev sent into battle brigades trained by the North Atlantic Alliance and armed with Western equipment, including the widely publicized German-made Leopard tanks — subsequently, footage of vehicles burning on the battlefield caused a strong reaction in the West. Three months later, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated the failure of the “counter-offensive.” According to the head of the Russian Ministry of Defense Sergei Shoigu, the Ukrainian army did not achieve its goals in any of the directions. The hottest of them is Zaporozhye, where the former Soviet republic brought brigades with Western training into battle from the strategic reserve.