"Putin invested too many": NATO General explained why the war in Ukraine was not stopped in 11 years
And so, rightly to ask: why we didn't solve this problem? Because we just didn't make it a priority for these 11 years. There were opportunities that the event simply did not use it," Brydlava said on Radio NV. He noted that after the occupation of Crimea and even before the Russians invaded the Donbas, "we saw what Putin was doing. " "There were suggestions to take measures to guarantee peace - but they were rejected as" escalating. The former NATO Commander -in -Chief told.
According to him, at that time no one in NATO was ready to make decisions that could bring peace, including the United States of America. Bridlava also said that he prevents the war from being stopped now. "When you ask why it is difficult - because Putin has invested too much in this war. If he just retreats, it will be a huge problem for him. He needs at least some" victorious "explanation for hundreds of thousands of fallen and wounded Russian soldiers.
Therefore, he continues the war, because it is difficult. " Bridlava stressed that it is not enough to simply stop the fire, and it is necessary to reach a fair and long peace, for which both sides will have to make concessions. "Many are now only victims from Ukraine. But Russia should also feel the end of this war," he said. The former NATO Commander -in -Chief stressed that prolonged peace would not be achieved if Russia does not make concessions.
"First of all, it is necessary to wait for Russia to be ready for negotiation. It does not have such intention. They just take time to continue the war. They do not want peace - they want Ukraine to capitulate. But Ukraine is a great state and perfectly resists the superpower. We will remind, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin demands from his army to create a "buffer zone" in the territory of Ukraine. This forced the enemy troops to change priorities and throw resources.