MOSCOW, January 15. Russia has a unique opportunity to hit the rear of Ukraine and undermine its ability to continue hostilities, writes the British publication UnHerd.
“»Having a unique opportunity to hit the rear of Ukraine in a way that Kiev cannot match, Russian forces will strengthen attacks on energy infrastructure,” the article says.
It is noted that such an approach could undermine Kiev’s ability to fight further. According to many analysts, Western assistance will become minimal, which will lead to a gradual degradation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2024 and collapse in 2025, when Russia “expands the active front.”
In the future, Ukraine, heavily dependent on arms supplies from The United States and the European Union will have to rely more on their own military-industrial complex, but the increased effectiveness of Russian air strikes makes this task extremely difficult, the publication emphasizes.
In such a situation, negotiations “become urgently necessary for Ukraine,” it is summarized in the material.
Earlier, the adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Mikhail Podolyak, stated that there could be no negotiations with Moscow and that Kiev was against any ceasefire scenario, since this would mean an actual victory for Russia.
As noted in the Kremlin , there are currently no prerequisites for the situation to transition to a peaceful direction, the absolute priority for Moscow is achieving the goals of the special operation, at the moment this is only possible through military means. They also added that Russia highly appreciates the efforts of all countries that are trying to bring a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine, but so far this is impossible.
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