Experts and military men gathered in Kyiv in order to support Ukraine and share their visions. Kyiv Post visited the place.
These are statements made by Bohdan Nahaylo and Sergii Kostezh in a YouTube broadcast from Saturday.
The statements reflect the conclusions from the Kyiv Security Forum. The broadcast is worth the listen and I would encourage all to take to time to explore what they have to say.
Many will say the conclusion is ridiculous. Absurd. Or wishful thinking as the headline states. But is it. One way to view this war is that Russia’s best chance of victory was in the early days or early months.
But that did not happen. And since those early days, victory has slowly been slipping from Putin’s grip. Russia’s chances of victory have not increased with time.
They have decreased. Militarily, economically, staffing and morale wise things have gotten worse for Russia.
They have deteriorated. And there is no hope of turning them around.
We saw the same thing in WWII. After the Battle of Britain, and particularly after the USSR and US became involved, it was all downhill for Hitler.
After 1940 Germany had no chance of winning. They would no doubt have isolated victories. But the course of the war had been determined. It was fixed.
The same is true for Putin and Ukraine. When he was unsuccessful early on, he allowed Ukraine to rearm and build up its military. Not only was the edge lost, the momentum shifted. Each day that passes, the likelihood of a Russian victory goes down.
One would think that Putin would realize this and try to negotiate a settlement. But in many ways he is like Hitler. His ego will not allow him to accept that Russia cannot defeat Ukraine. And he is going to destroy his country trying to prove them wrong.
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