According to the intelligence of the Pentagon, next year Russia is unlikely to abandon the destabilizing actions in the east of Ukraine. Director of the Pentagon's Military Intelligence Agency Lieutenant-General Vincent Stewart said that US military intelligence forecasts the failure of the Minsk agreements to be implemented during 2018, Ukrinform reports.. Also, in a report to the US Senate Committee on Armed Services, Stewart emphasized that next year, non-scale hostilities will continue along the front line in the Donbas, with a simultaneous probability of an escalation of violence by the Russian Federation.

"The conflict in the east of Ukraine between the separatists supported by Russia and the Ukrainian government is likely to continue over the next year, while hopes for full implementation of the Minsk agreements are clouded," the Pentagon intelligence chief said.. He noted that Russia "is unlikely to give up destabilizing actions in the Donbass" and drew attention to its investments in modernizing the military potential. Earlier, Pentagon chief James Mattis confirmed support for the integrity and independence of Ukraine. The Pentagon will increase the potential of the army of Ukraine.

Original article: US predicts conflict in Donbass in 2018.