General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, assessed the course of the Russian-Ukrainian war and answered whether the US military would support Ukraine's possible intentions to de-occupy Crimea by military means. The general several times, on the Fox News TV channel, stressed the need to maintain communications with the Ukrainian side in order to adequately and timely respond to any risks..

When asked by a journalist about how long the war in Ukraine will last, Mark Milley said that he was not ready to answer precisely, because there are many alternatives..

" Now operational battles are taking place in the Donbas, which in the coming weeks, to a greater extent, will determine the further course of events.. Many possible scenarios. The war can last a long time. Or one side will win a decisive victory. Or even a peace agreement,” said US Army General.

Regarding the military assistance provided by the United States, and the possibility of its use directly on Russian territory, Mark Milley noted that there is always such a threat..

“I believe that there is always the possibility of escalation, we need to manage this and evaluate the chances for escalation, and we are engaged in this,” Milley said:

“That is why US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is constantly in touch with the Ukrainian colleague. This allows you to manage the situation and prevent it from escalating into something more terrible than it is now.”.

Probably for this reason, the United States has said that they will not send missile systems to Ukraine that can reach Russia.. However, later they clarified that the Ukrainian side would still receive new batches of high-precision missiles with a longer range than now..