A Ukrainian military advisor has argued that the country's troops could arrive in annexed Crimea by Christmas - and defeat Russian forces by spring.
The retired major general said Kyiv had ruled out peace talks with the Kremlin until its soldiers had left every inch of Ukraine – including Crimea, seized by Moscow in 2014.last week, Mr Havrylov told Sky News: ‘There is a decision inside the society in Ukraine that we are going up to the end.‘People paid a lot of blood, a lot of efforts to what we have already achieved.
‘And everybody knows that any delay or frozen conflict is only the continuation of this war against the existence of Ukraine as a nation.’ He suggested an unexpected ‘black swan’ event – referring to something unpredictable, such as the toppling of Putin – could harden Ukraine’s resolve.And he insisted Ukraine had no choice but to continue fighting through what is expected to be a bitterly cold winter because any pause would give Russia time to bring in reinforcements.
‘We can step in Crimea, for example, by the end of December. Possible, possible. Not excluded that it be so,’ he said.If Moscow is able to replenish its resources, a long fight could lie ahead.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser thatThe defence minister’s prediction comes as Ukraine reclaimed the city ofRussia’s withdrawal from the southern regional capital marks another ‘strategic failure’ for Moscow, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said.
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