Ukraine war could last without negotiations and Ukraine's reduced capabilities, military experts
The war in Ukraine did not go as planned by Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the Kremlin leader's strategic and tactical goals failed, security expert Alexandru Flenchea told Radio Moldova, in the context of the 300th day since the beginning of the Russian invasion. Also, the former Minister of Defense, Vitalie Marinuța, believes that the war in the neighboring country is a lasting one because the Russian officials do not have the desire to sit down at the negotiating table, and the Ukrainian military does not have the possibility to end this war.
Russia and Ukraine entered into a lasting war, and this military conflict has no clear prospects for the coming months, security expert Alexandru Flenchea said for our radio station. In his opinion, the situation in the neighboring country means a lack of security for the Republic of Moldova. "So far we have no indication that this war is ending in the near future. I think sooner or later we will enter the phase of a frozen conflict. There is a need to reform and modernize the National Army and to invest more in our defense capacity, in security," said Alexandru Flenchea. In these 300 days, the war in the neighboring country shattered the myth that Russia has one of the largest and most powerful armies in the world, said the former Minister of Defense, Vitalie Marinuța. According to the military expert, the 8 years of misunderstandings between Kyiv and Moscow have strengthened the national spirit of Ukrainians who are currently facing Russian attacks on the energy infrastructure. Vitalie Marinuța also stated that during this period Ukraine proved that it has a united people. At the same time, the security expert also said that Russia wants to reach the eastern borders of Romania and Poland. "I don't see how this war would end quickly because there is no desire on the part of Russia either, and Ukraine does not have the ability to end the war quickly. Let's analyze the recent speech of a member of the defense committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Gurulev, who mentioned that negotiations can only take place when the Russian Federation reaches the eastern borders of Romania, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary and Slovakia ", noted Vitalie Marinuța. On February 24, Russia invaded Ukraine, marking a sharp escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian war that had begun in 2014. The invasion sparked Europe's fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War II, with an estimated 8 million people internally displaced by the end of May, as well as 7.8 million Ukrainians who had fled the country by December 6. The invasion also caused worldwide food shortages. On September 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization in Russia, as the war in Ukraine has reached almost seven months. On September 30, the Ukrainian regions, temporarily occupied by the Russians, Kherson, Zaporozhye, Lugansk and Donetsk were officially annexed by the Russian Federation. On November 9, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered Russian troops to withdraw from the Kherson region. Along with the withdrawal from the right bank, Russian troops also abandoned the only regional capital they control in Ukraine, the city of Kherson.
