If Russian President Vladimir Putin does not accept his defeat in this war, then Ukraine will have a stronger negotiating position.. Then it is likely that Kyiv will be able to regain all territories, including Donbass and Crimea. This was stated by the former commander of the US Army in Europe, Ben Hodges, in an interview with Deutsche Welle..

He doubts that Putin will use nuclear weapons: " First, Putin can't do it himself.. I don't believe the people around him are really interested in the nuclear threat."

Hodges also believes that the resources for the offensive that remain with Putin will be enough for 10-12 days.. After that, he will probably try to freeze the situation..

" They will no longer be able to continue the attack.. They will obviously want to freeze what they have conquered.. This is the moment we should use. We will have a better negotiating position, and we must demand that they return not only to the period before February 24, but also to what President Biden said: Ukrainian sovereignty is a priority for the United States, that the Russians must leave Crimea, they must leave Donbas..

The general is convinced that the Kremlin does not seek to involve NATO in this war. Given this, Western actions are now too cautious, and military support is insufficient..

" Remember the massacre in Srebrinica. European troops under a UN mandate stood outside the city, while Serb troops killed eight thousand Bosnian men and boys.

I don't want us to be part of something like that again,"

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Recall that the adviser to the head of the Presidential Administration Alexei Arestovich hinted that the war could end even earlier than May. He said that Russia may not have enough forces and means to conduct hostilities even until mid-April..

Arestovich also warned that the Russian troops have a powerful supply of missiles, so you need to be prepared that they will hit the cities until the end of the war.