Russia has lost strategically, operationally and tactically, but the probability of Ukraine getting rid of the Russians soon, including Crimea, is “not high” – US general

US General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, downplayed the chances of an outright military victory in Ukraine on Wednesday, warning that Russia still has significant combat power inside Ukraine despite military setbacks in its invasion. Reports.

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“The likelihood of a Ukrainian military victory — defined as the removal of the Russians from all of Ukraine, including Crimea — is not militarily very likely to happen anytime soon,” said Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley. Chiefs of Staff, a press conference.

“Politically, there could be a political solution where the Russians leave. That’s possible,” he added.

Mark Milley says Russia has failed on “every” objective in the war against Ukraine CNN.

“The Russians have failed every time. They’ve lost strategically, they’ve lost operationally, and I repeat, they’ve lost tactically. Whatever they’ve tried to do, they’ve failed,” Milley said Wednesday at a news conference with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

“The strategic redefinition of their goals, their illegal invasion, they all failed, every single one of them.”

Milli listed Russia’s failure to “capture all of Ukraine” at the start of the war, as well as focusing on the Donbass region after capturing the Zaporizhia and Kherson regions.

“On the entire 900-kilometer front line, the Ukrainians scored victory after victory, and the Russians lost every time,” Milli said.

By General Mark Milley It has led a strong effort in recent weeks to seek a diplomatic solutionThe fighting leads to a winter truce.

But Milley’s position is not widely supported by US President Joe Biden’s national security team, which includes US foreign policy chief Anthony Blinken and national security adviser Jack Sullivan. Neither believes now is the time to pressure Ukraine to negotiate, according to two administration officials.

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According to officials cited by CNN, there is growing debate within the administration over whether Ukraine’s recent battlefield gains should prompt a renewed push for any negotiated end to the fighting.

As a result of Milli’s lobbying, says General Valery Zalujny, commander of Ukrainian forces. He reiterated to his American counterpart Ukraine’s goal is to liberate all Ukrainian territory from Russian occupation.”

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