Despite the promises of kremlin to reduce last Tuesday “drastic“His military activity in Kyiv and Chernihiv, in the last few hours the anti-aircraft sirens have been sounding in the capital because of new Russian bombings. By the Ukrainian government and the President himself, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, They have already noted that they distrust Russian promises and that everything revolves around a “regrouping” of troops to continue the offensive.
the General Staff of the Army of Ukraine In his latest report, he points out that Russian forces are “trying to hold the captured borders” and are therefore not conducting “active offensive actions”. They state that around town Sloviansk, in Donetsk: “Russian troops regrouped and replenished their supplies.” The Russian delegation on Tuesday claimed to have found progress in negotiations with Ukraine for a truce.
United States also accuses Russia to resettle their troops instead of moving them out of Kyiv. Alberto Priego, International Relations Expert, was there this Tuesday Antenna 3 news to assess the situation of the war in Ukraine. Regarding the promise of the Kremlin, Priego points out that “if Russia has shown anything, it is that it has not been a trustworthy state in the last 30 years”. “In fact, he betrayed Ukraine on numerous occasions in the 1990s when he promised he would not invade Ukraine and that they would respect their territorial integrity. You are right to be suspicious.” Add.
Vladimir Putin’s plans
The expert states that it is very difficult to know What is the plan that Putin is hatching because “we need to see what the actual capacity is that it has at the moment”. “Personally, I think he sat down at the negotiating table because he is an obvious weakness in relation to his international situation. If we look at the first days of the war, he did not propose any negotiations. Today these negotiations are taking place and there are also things that he will apparently accept. That’s a weakness,” he explains Priego.
Alberto Priego distrusts thats future actions of Russia: “A ceasefire is likely to be reached, even some kind of peace treaty. What we have to brace ourselves for is what may happen in the next few years. The Ukrainian delegation is doing very well in demanding external security guarantees.” with the participation of other states.
Putin in a “complicated” situation
NATO has stated that the number of Russian casualties there is a war in Ukraine 15,000as many as in the war of Afghanistaneven though they were there 10 war years. “There are indications that this figure could be correct. Some media pointed out that in Chechnya they took prisoners out of prison and brought them straight to the army.” “They have also mobilized their troops in several areas, bringing with them Syrian and Libyan mercenaries. They’re looking for soldiers all over the planet, and that tells us they may be in a complicated situation,” he says.
Close to a truce?
They have been open for the past few hours humanitarian corridors for civilian evacuation in various cities and in the last few hours Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk more than confirmed that 1,600 People have fled Mariupol. Albert Priego believes that this evacuation “appears” to be an act of goodwill by the Russian army. “The will is to focus on the Donbass, where it seems that there will be an uphill struggle for supremacy. Basically, it’s about reducing the presence in certain areas.” “This does not mean that there will be attacks on Kyiv,” warns Priego. “Kyiv has a major weakness, it is close to the border, 120 kilometers away. So rockets will keep falling.” add.
it’s so hard to say When will the horror of war in Ukraine end?the expert explains: “I think so There could be a truce in a week or 15 days.” “The problem is that with the presence of troops in the conquered areas, Russia can maintain instability in Ukraine Georgia at the moment”, ends.