The delivery of new weapons to Ukraine will not change the situation on the battlefield, but will lead to an escalation of the conflict. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a speech broadcast on public television. Tanks shipped to Ukraine from the West are “a priority target” for Russian forces, he added, reiterating Russia’s opposition to Ukraine joining NATO.
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Regarding the wheat deal, Putin reminded that there were still a few days to think about extending the deal on exports from Ukraine across the Black Sea. “One of the options is that the commitments made will be honored (Moscow complains that exports of…”Russian fertilizers have not been declassified, ed.) and then we will guarantee our participation,” the Kremlin leader said. “If all actors confirm that what they promise us will be kept, then we will immediately honor the agreement,” which expires on the 17th of this month.
According to US President Joe Biden, “there is no real prospect that Putin will use nuclear weapons”. Biden answered a question at the Helsinki press conference about the risk of escalation by Russia in the situation that arose after the failed Wagner mutiny. “China and the rest of the world said don’t do it,” he added.
The US President does not believe “that the war in Ukraine can go on for years” and explained that he believes this for two reasons. “First of all, I don’t think the Russians can keep a war going forever, they don’t have the resources and the skills,” he said. “Secondly, there will be circumstances that could lead Putin to decide that it is not in Russia’s interest to move on”.
“I cannot predict when that will happen,” he said, stressing that the Ukrainian counter-offensive will be crucial. One thing is certain, said the American President again, “Putin has already lost the war, his problem is how to proceed from here, what he will decide, but he has already lost the war.”