Former CIA chief Gen David Petraeus, who led international forces in Iraq, believes that Ukrainians are determined to make their counteroffensive a success.
What we know on day 465 of the invasion
Petraeus also discussed Putin and the possibility of him escalating attacks:
“I think you can’t dismiss it. But I think that the actions to dissuade him from doing that have been very considerable. And I think I would certainly hope that they have convinced him that he and Russia would be much worse off if tactical nuclear weapons were used.”
President Xi, Putin’s partner without limits, has actually turned out to have very distinct limits. At their summit some months back, Prime Minister Modi from India made it very clear that this is something Putin shouldn’t even think about.
“I do tend to think that they [Ukraine] will cut this ability of the Russians to resupply Crimea, along the southeast coast, they will sever that line of communication and begin the process of isolating Crimea as well.”
“Not in this counteroffensive. No.”
“But if they can get to the point of beginning to isolate Crimea, I think that changes the dynamics very, very substantially. It could even prompt Putin to start to consider a negotiated resolution.”
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2023-06-03 05:35:53
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