The Russian Federation can use nuclear weapons in the threat

According to him, the West is monitoring the possible use of nuclear weapons by Russia. The general believes that in the near future Putin will hardly use nuclear warheads, but intelligence is ready to continue to pay attention to this. Hokenhal emphasizes that the risks of "nuclear" conflict development may change due to the situation on the battlefield. According to a high -ranking British military, the war in Ukraine will be delayed.

Neither the aggressor nor Ukraine will be able to achieve any significant military success this year. Russia clearly tries to accumulate more troops, but is undergoing significant losses. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation try to relocate some of their troops from Donbass to the south of Ukraine, where they suffer considerable pressure from the Ukrainian military in Kherson and the outskirts of the occupied city.

However, it is not necessary to expect significant changes on the Southern Front in the coming months, the General emphasizes. Hokenhal understands Ukraine's desire to conquer its territories and allows counterattacks and counter -offensives. At the same time, he does not believe that this year, one of the parties will succeed in any decisive action.

We will remind, the Bloomberg agency, citing forecasts of 12 analysts, reported that a full -scale Russian invasion of Ukraine rejected the Russian economy four years ago after the results of the first quarter after the attack. The gross domestic product of the Russian Federation fell by almost 5% and this is only the beginning. Europe will reduce energy imports in August and the lower point is expected by mid -2023, economists are confident.