Zelensky and Putin hate each other intensely: – Putin can not stand to lose face
What it takes to get Russia to end the war, probably only Vladimir Putin himself knows. So far, the number of dead and wounded continues to increase from time to time.
Russia has made several demands, which are perceived as ultimatum. Ukraine has said it is willing to let go of the dream of NATO membership, but consistently refuses to relinquish its territory or its own status as an independent and sovereign state.
Thus, all indications are that the great suffering of both civilians and the military will not be stopped immediately.
– Once we have put the Ukrainians defending themselves so stubbornly, they will not surrender, because they expected better to have a peace that is still what Putin is about. The Russians will run as long as they have more grenades and soldiers left, because Putin can not bear to lose face says associate professor at the Defense Academy in Copenhagen, Viggo Jakobsen, to Danish TV2.
Also read: Leak from Russian Security Service (FSB): The risk of state purchases against Vladimir Putin increases every week
– Absolutely no chance that we will have peace at this time
He believes Putin’s military ambitions are so great that it will be a very long time before Russia is in a position to meet its demands. For that, the Ukrainian will and ability to defend itself is far too strong.
– There is absolutely no chance that we will have peace at this time. It is with a war that one fights to achieve results. No one will give in advance. The war in Ukraine is far from settled, and therefore neither party is ready to make real concessionssays Viggo Jakobsen.
He believes that there is nothing to suggest Russia, we can make some decisions to stay yet, and that one must therefore expect the Russians to intend to get in on Putin’s demands.
Putin refuses to meet Zelensky
According to British and American intelligence, the Russian military leadership must be surprised by the massive resistance that is being met with everywhere in Ukraine. Even in besieged Mariupol, the defenders refuse to surrender.
The city is almost completely destroyed after Russian bombing, but there are no signs that the battle is over. At the same time, losses are growing on both sides.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly signaled that he will face Russian President face to face to find a peaceful solution, but Putin says no.
Instead, the parties meet at a lower diplomatic level, but with no prospect of peace growing.
– We have only seen the beginning of this war
Lieutenant Colonel Geir Hågen Karlsen does not think the Russians will let the weapons stand still until Kyiv is captured.
– We have only seen the beginning of this war, if there should not be a sudden political solution, or that one of the parties finds out that the costs will be too high. The most important strategic goal for Russia is, after all, assessments of the capital Kyiv. It is a much larger of yet Mariupol and Kharkiv, and it has not managed to surround yet, says Karlsen to Norwegian TV 2.
He believes both parties are continuously assessing the great costs the war has already inflicted on its own forces. The Russians have probably lost thousands of soldiers, and very many are wounded.
In addition, they have lost large quantities of military vehicles, weapons, helicopters and aircraft. On top of this come the economic sanctions from large parts of the world, and nascent discontent in the Russian people.
Also read: That is why Putin is afraid of Navalny
– It can happen in a short time, or in a very long time
On the Ukrainian side, the material destruction is enormous. Pressure on its own soldiers, great civilian suffering and the fact that millions of Ukrainians are now fleeing both within their own country and outside the country’s borders means that the country is facing a humanitarian catastrophe of unknown dimensions.
– It may happen that Ukraine finds out that the damage will be so great that they are willing to compromise. It can happen in a short time, or in a very long time, says Lieutenant Colonel Geir Hågen Karlsen.
Stamped as Russia’s number one enemy
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson does not believe Putin wants peace.
– I’m not optimistic. I think he wants to groznify Ukraine’s big cities, as he always has. And I think it’s a tragic mistake, he tells the BBC’s news magazine «Newsnight». The Johnson sighting of the Chechen city of Grozny, which Russia bombed to pieces in 1999-2000.
Johnson has been branded by the Kremlin as Russia’s number one enemy and the most anti-Russian head of state, writes The mirror.
– For every minute, our destiny, our future, decides whether we should live
On Thursday night, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke to the Ukrainian people.
– It’s already late at night. Men we work. Our country must move towards peace in the future. For every day we defend ourselves, we get closer to the peace we so desperately need. We are approaching victory, we can not stand a single minute. For every minute, our destiny, our future, determines whether we should live. We need to seek peace. Russia also needs to seek peacewas Zelensky’s message to his countrymen.
Also read: Advanced Russian weapons system in Ukrainian hands: Shipped to the United States