According to Meduza, the leadership of the aggressor country still believes that the Russian army can win in Ukraine.
In the administration of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, against the backdrop of a slight advance in the Donbass, they again decided that they could “bring the war in Ukraine to victory” in a few months. Including – to capture Kiev .
Meduza writes about this , citing two sources close to the Kremlin and one interlocutor directly in the Presidential Administration of Russia.
As reported, the “minimum program for declaring victory” in the Kremlin is the occupation of Donbass, and the “maximum program” is the capture of Kyiv. Interlocutors of journalists in the Kremlin said that the leadership of the Russian Federation did not abandon the idea of capturing the capital of Ukraine.
“We’ll still get them [the Ukrainians]. Most likely, everything will be over by the fall,” one of Meduza’s sources said.
Similar sentiments, the newspaper writes, are observed not only in the Kremlin, but also in the leadership of United Russia. Party representatives regularly visit the occupied territories of Ukraine. The position of the leadership of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on this issue is not yet known, writes the media.
(C)UNIAN 2022
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Obviously Zel and the allies must have been aware of this for some time. The Wapo ran an article from the border region a few days ago that showed everyone was preparing for another assault. :-
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/24/urkaine-russia-border-war-chernihiv/
The returning UK ambassador even said that she thought it likely she’d have to leave again; almost at the moment she moved back in.
So will the allies yet again leave Ukraine to face hell alone? Now is the time for a joint Polish/US/UK task force to enter Ukraine and help protect vulnerable cities such as Kyiv, Mykolaiv and Odessa. This would free off more Ukrainian troops for the Donbas.
So what’s it going to be Joe and Boris? Fair weather friends only, or do you redouble your efforts and keep right on to the end of the road?
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So, let me get this straight; mafia land is drawing back on ancient battle tanks, is seeking cannon fodder in Syria and Chechnya, and is accepting old men and half children to fill its depleted ranks, is almost out of precision weapons, is using retired boozers to fly its planes and those monkeys still believe that they can take Kyiv?
Oh, brother, that country is beyond any medical help.
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Only bullets will cure their ailments bro.
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A small dose of lead and copper will do it quite well.
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