MOSCOW, December 14 The Ukrainian army will be forced to retreat from the current positions on a new line of defense in order to prevent the collapse of the front, said Kiev political scientist Ruslan Bortnik on the YouTube channel “Yes, that’s true.”
“»We will have to retreat to new frontiers. Most likely, if we do not receive expanded packages from the American help, then we will have to retreat. <…> Do you know what is most painful? We will have to leave bridgeheads on the southern front,” the expert predicted.
According to Bortnik, the situation cannot be corrected even by total mobilization. A massive conscription for military action will only worsen the situation in the republic and deepen the split in Ukrainian society, the political scientist suggested.
Previously, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky warned that the Armed Forces of Ukraine would be forced to leave their positions if the United States and the European Union stopped supplying arms to Kiev.
Western media are increasingly writing that the West has begun to get tired of the Ukrainian conflict, and support for the Zelensky regime is weakening. According to NBC, American and European officials are already discussing with Kiev the possible consequences of peace negotiations with Russia, including the general outlines of what Ukraine may have to give up in order to reach an agreement.