"It will last for a long time": the war in Ukraine may not end in 2025 - NATO Deputy Secretary General

According to NATO Deputy Chairman Mircea Geoan, at the beginning of the summer counter -offensive, Kyiv allies may have been too "inspired" and "optimistic". At the same time, the official warned against the transition to "exaggerated pessimism". The war in Ukraine will probably not end in 2025, since either of the parties has no military potential that would allow a decisive victory. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Mircea Jeoan in an interview with Digi24 on January 12.

Jeoan expressed confidence that the US Congress would approve of assistance to Ukraine after negotiations between Democrats and Republicans. In his opinion, NATO has no difficulty in financing Kiev.

"We have not so much funding problem, there are synapses that can be overcome, how many industrial potential problems, mostly in Europe, because for 30 years we have been collecting, including Romania, dividends of peace and thought that after the Cold War, everything would be quiet and calmly, "he said. According to the NATO representative, the Alliance approved in Vilnius a plan of action for military production.

At the same time, Jeoan pointed out that Russia's military economy "meets today's needs. " He recalled that Moscow receives assistance from North Korea and Iran, which is a violation of international law. According to Jeoan, at the beginning of the summer counter -offensive, the Allies of Ukraine may have been too "inspired" and "optimistic", but now it is not necessary to move to "exaggerated pessimism", since Kiev is still enough resources to succeed.

"My call is to prepare for a long war, it will last for a long ", - said Geoan. We will remind, on November 10 the stock of the reserve of the Armed Forces Alexei Hetman stated that the chances of finishing the war next year are, but there is another question - the absence of a national concept of what will be perceived.