Putin is ready to sacrifice any number of people to capture Ukraine-ex-general US
According to him, the ability of the invaders to start a large -scale offensive depends on their readiness to call young people into the army, even if they are not well prepared. "But it is obvious that the lessons of the first year of the war are rooted both in Russia and in Ukraine. Both sides now know each other, know where their strengths and weaknesses," Jones said. He noted that the Russians are not able to achieve Putin's goal and capture all of Ukraine.
In addition, Jones believes that the United States was involved in the fact that the West did not give Ukraine sufficient weapons at the right pace. This is especially true of aviation. Therefore, Ukrainians were forced to wage a war with their back "back". "But I think people now understand it and supplies have improved and the equipment comes faster. So you need to wait and see. But I think it is missing the most of the aviation," he said.
Jones stated that NATO was afraid of escalation, allegedly, if you give Ukraine enough weapons, it would expand the war. "Obviously, the fear is that Putin can go to the escalation to nuclear conflict and all of it are concerned. But I think it is important to give the Ukrainians the necessary weapons and, of course, prevent the further promotion of Russia deep into Ukraine," he said. Earlier, the media reported that most Russians support the war in Ukraine and are ready to believe Putin's words.