The Armed Forces will be able to last for another year in the conditions of reducing the assistance of the event - the media
Stavidis stated that the future on the battlefield in Ukraine "at best is foggy. " According to him, there are two probable scenarios. The first scenario, according to the American officer, will be implemented if Americans and Europeans continue to increase military assistance to Kiev, allocated $ 100 billion. He stressed that this amount is "small" compared to the defensive budgets of Western countries, but it will help Ukraine restrain the aggressor from new offensive actions.
The second scenario was called "more gloomy". It envisages the termination of Western aid to the Ukrainian army. According to the officer, in this case, Russian invaders may be able to restore the offensive. "Ukraine will probably be able to last for another year with the support of the declining event, but then Putin will get his own," - says Stavidis.
According to NATO's ex -commander in Europe, Vladimir Putin will do everything possible to keep the war before the US presidential election, as Donald Trump's victory and the cessation of American assistance in Kiev. "So Zelensky can be sure that he has at least a year of struggle," said the American Admiral. Stavidis indicated that Russia is a "dangerous and unprincipled player", which has still a capable army and large resources.
At the same time, he noted that helping Kiev is a "good return of investment" because NATO and the US troops do not have to fight in Ukraine. "How can we guarantee that Putin does not benefit from this illegal and immoral war? We will remind, on December 14 the adviser to the head of the Presidential Office Mikhail Podolyak indicated that Russian President Vladimir Putin again confirmed his intention to continue the war in Ukraine.