British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated this week that he believes Russia’s war with Ukraine would soon lose forward momentum.
In an interview with the German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Johnson expressed his belief that the Russian army of Russian President Vladimir Putin was losing a lot of soldiers and military hardware in order to advance in the Donbas area of Ukraine.
Johnson told the newspaper that he thought the Russian assault in Ukraine would likely wane in the ensuing several months, citing intelligence briefings from the British defense forces.
Johnson states Russia is no longer in forward momentum
According to Sueddeutsche Zeitung, he said, “Our defense intelligence service believes, however, that in the coming months. Russia might come to a point at which there is no longer any forward momentum because it has spent its resources.”
“The Ukrainians will then need our assistance to change the situation.” At the Group of Seven meeting, I will make this case. According to the outlet, he remarked.
Additionally, Johnson stated to Sueddeutsche Zeitung that he believed it was critical to back the Ukrainian army in launching a counteroffensive if it was able to do so.
“Their crisis is right now.” Since they are the targets of Putin’s attacks, they must make a decision. But if you visit Ukraine, speak to the locals, and speak with [Ukrainian President ]Zelenskyy, everything becomes crystal obvious. “You’ll leave with a strong impression that the Ukrainians won’t relinquish any of their territory. According to the publication, he stated.
According to Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Johnson stated that he believed a victory for Ukraine would entail Russian soldiers being driven out of the territories they had occupied. For Ukraine to “regain the status quo” before to the invasion on February 24.
“We both believe that Ukraine must triumph. The divides in the West are far less obvious than its cohesiveness “Johnson said to the source.
Russia running out of military
According to UK intelligence, Russia may soon run out of military hardware needed to sustain a protracted confrontation in Ukraine.
The armies of Ukraine are now involved in a crucial conflict in the Donbas. Ukraine pleaded with the West to provide more weaponry in June.
It was that Russia had 10 to 15 times more artillery than its military. Reports have also highlighted an increasing number of deserters among the Ukrainian military.
Earlier this month, a senior US source also warned Russia would probably seize control of eastern Ukraine within weeks.
Russia -Ukraine turned to be the largest conflict after WWII
Vladimir Putin justified starting the largest conflict in Europe since World War Two. He claimed that Russia’s ability to feel “secure, develop, and exist” threatened by modern, Western-leaning Ukraine.
Since then, 13 million people have been displaced. Thousands of people have perished. Both towns and cities like Mariupol are in ruins.
Russia’s primary objective
The main goal of the Russian leader was to invade Ukraine. It was to overthrow its government and put an end to Ukraine’s aspirations to join NATO, a Western defensive alliance.
After a month of failures, he gave up trying to take over the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. After a month of failures and shifted his attention to the east and south of the country.
He declared his intention to “demilitarize and de-Nazify Ukraine”. When he began the invasion on February 24. His stated goal was to defend those he said had been the targets of the Ukrainian government’s eight years of intimidation and genocide. Assuring Ukraine’s neutrality was shortly added as a new goal.
While head of foreign intelligence Sergei Naryshkin asserted that “Russia’s destiny and its future status in the world are at risk”. Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov spoke of releasing Ukraine from despotism.
“The adversary has classified me as target number one; my family is target number two,” declared Volodymyr Zelensky, the democratically elected president of Ukraine. The Russian military allegedly made two attempts to breach the presidential compound, according to his adviser.
NATO issued a warning to Russia
NATO has issued a warning that a war may stretch for weeks, months, or even years. Its members must be ready for a protracted conflict.
Because of the West’s support for Ukraine, Russia has already cut off gas supplies to two NATO members, Poland and Bulgaria.
Western politicians are no longer in denial after witnessing Mr. Putin’s determination to destroy European cities in order to further his objectives.
According to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Putin “wants to construct a Russian empire… he wants to radically redefine the existing quo inside Europe in line with his own vision.”
US President Joe Biden accused him of being a war criminal.
What lies next for Russia?
Major banks are barred from the global SWIFT money transfer network and the assets of Russia’s central bank have been frozen.
- The EU intends to cut gas imports by two-thirds within a year. It is working on a phased oil embargo. By the end of 2022, the UK hopes to phase out Russian oil.
- Russian airlines are not permitted to fly over the EU, the UK, the US, or Canada.
- President Putin and his group have been subject to personal sanctions.
In conclusion, many people continue to believe that a major conflict in Europe in 2022. It is impossible to foresee. However, the present military build-up and Russia’s actions have been unprecedented at practically every step. They’ll probably do unusual actions in the future as well.
