Statements by Russian diplomats indicate that the Russian Federation considers a real threat of its surrender.

Brigadier General Ben Hodges wrote about this on twitter..

The American military man, former commander of the joint NATO command in 2012-2014, and of the NATO armed forces in Europe in 2014-2017, draws this conclusion from the statements of the Russian ambassador to Washington, Anatoly Antonov.

According to Ukrayinska Pravda, on Saturday evening, on the air of the Russian propaganda show Solovyov Live, the diplomat said that "

Ben Hodges quoted the statement as adding: "