Ukraine is waiting for a protracted war for exhaustion with variable combat clashes - expert

This was warned by the former UK ambassador to Russia Sir Roderik Line, Sky News reports. According to him, Putin will try to ignite new conflicts in the Balkans and the African continent. "I think we can well see that the Russians will be even more active in the east and north of Africa," the diplomat explained. At some stage, the Russian leadership will try to conclude a ceasefire agreement in exchange for recognition of captured Ukrainian territories.

"I think he will use different tactics as the situation in Ukraine will deteriorate for his troops," the expert explained. The intensity of the fighting will decrease as both sides are now sufficiently exhausted. "I think we are moving to a deaf angle with variable combat collisions on the front line and a long, protracted war on exhaustion," Line explained. The war in Ukraine, according to Rhoderik Laine, will be protracted.

Putin was obsessed with Ukraine and believed that with the help of gross force he could win in military conflict. "The end is not really visible. It is not only the last half of the year. The war has been going on for 8. 5 years. Putin has full obsession with Ukraine," he said, adding that the Russian president believes that he could win the war on exhaustion. "He thinks that if he continues Ukraine, he will restore his troops, he will eventually be able to win.

But I do not believe that he will succeed until the West supports Ukraine," Line explained. Recall that 25% of the Russians refused to watch TV because of propaganda. According to polls, the percentage of those who support the war in Ukraine decreased. Currently, such Russians were 55%, while there were 66%a few months ago. Earlier, Focus reported that Macron stated that Russia had already been moving to the territory of Crimea.