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Post by Vinny on Nov 5, 2024 13:42:36 GMT
Remember the 40 mile long armoured column that tried to take Kyiv? He wants all Ukraine.
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Post by Bentley on Nov 5, 2024 17:19:39 GMT
I can see Lukashenko saying this because that would be a favourable scenario for Belorussia. A draw would mean he can sit on the fence whereas a full victory for Moscow would pull Minsk even closer. I am sorry but we have to look at the reality. Look at the battlefield. Russian advance is increasing in speed. They have a winning hand on the battlefield they will be not be interested in negotiations to achieve half measures. Once Ukrainian front falls they will achieve their ultimate objective, taking the whole of the Ukraine. "How sure are you that Russia wants the whole of the Ukraine"? These organisations are uncertain about their war aims. ...the Kremlin has not provided a clear and consistent public narrative regarding its objectives, maintaining significant ambiguity and even adopting contradictory stances. www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2061-6.html#citation...leaving himself considerable wiggle room to declare victory depending on battlefield developments. Broadly speaking, his goals fall into three baskets: weakening or disrupting Ukraine’s ties with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), stymieing Ukrainian nationalism, and expanding territorial gains. www.cfr.org/expert-brief/what-does-putin-really-want-ukraineIMO you can’t realistically ask that question before asking this one “ How sure are you that Russia can gain the whole of Ukraine “ If the answer is yes then it pretty much answers the second . |
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