Russia has not achieved any of its strategic goals in six months of full-scale war against Ukraine, says British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace.

And the loss of equipment and soldiers will have a long-term impact on Russia's defense capability in the future, the minister believes..

“To date, according to estimates, more than 25,000 Russian soldiers have died.. If you take into account the wounded, captured or those tens of thousands of deserters that are now reported - more than 80 thousand, ”Wallace said, speaking in the House of Commons..

Minister urged parliamentarians to talk to their voters about the causes of current problems in Europe, including energy prices.

“I think it’s important to convey to voters that the difficulties we all face are actually caused by the totalitarian regime in Russia, which purposefully seeks to hurt us and is trying to test us on whether we will sacrifice our values \u200b\u200bfor the sake of energy spending,”.

Wallace emphasized the importance of European unity this winter. Disengagement, Minister Reminds, Will Not Solve Problems. At the same time, the current difficulties are a chance to diversify energy supplies and win in the long term.