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Full Ukrainian victory over Russia unlikely, warns top US general
Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, cautioning Russia still had significant combat power
By
Josie Ensor,
US CORRESPONDENT
16 November 2022 • 8:36pm

The US' top general played down the odds of any near-term military victory by Ukraine, in a rare assessment of the war on Wednesday, cautioning that Russia still had significant combat power despite recent setbacks.

Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said it is unlikely that Kyiv can militarily force Russia out of all of the territory it occupies, in a Pentagon press conference.

"The probability of a Ukrainian military victory - defined as kicking the Russians out of all of Ukraine to include what they claim as Crimea - the probability of that happening anytime soon is not high, militarily," Gen. Milley said.

"Politically, there may be a political solution where, politically, the Russians withdraw. That's possible," he added, saying Russia "right now is on its back."

Family members grieve during the funeral at Bucha City Cemetery of Maksym Kropyva CREDIT: Getty
However, he also acknowledged that Moscow is “hurting bad” and will likely struggle through the cold weather in the coming months, when operations “naturally slow down”.

Russia is "imposing a campaign of terror, a campaign of maximum suffering on the Ukrainian civilian population in order to defeat Ukrainian morale," Gen. Milley said.

Many of the recent strikes - including a barrage of dozens of missiles across Ukraine on Tuesday - have targeted the country's energy infrastructure.

Gen. Milley said he attempted to call his Russian counterpart, Gen. Valeriy Gerasimov, to avoid escalation over the missile in Ukraine, but his staff were “unsuccessful” in getting through.

Moscow's attacks on civilian infrastructure - which Gen. Milley said are likely to increase suffering this winter - came after a string of Russian failures to achieve its military objectives in Ukraine.

US President Joe Biden speaks about the situation in Poland following a meeting with G7 and European leaders CREDIT: AFP
"The Ukrainians have achieved success after success after success. And the Russians have failed every single time. They've lost strategically, they've lost operationally, and I repeat, they lost tactically," the general said.

He called Russia's invasion "one of the most significant attempts to destroy the rules-based order that World War Two was fought all about."

Gen. Milley said the US and its allies will continue to support Ukraine for as long as is needed for Ukraine to be “free, sovereign and independent with its territory intact.”

Ian Bremmer, president and founder of global political risk firm Eurasia Group, tweeted on Wednesday, “The US government is now saying out loud what everyone has been saying privately for months: the complete removal of Russian troops from Ukraine territory (read particularly: Crimea) is extremely unlikely.

“At some point negotiations are the best option. Ultimately, negotiations have no chance of succeeding unless the Nato alliance stays together and Ukraine is in a strong military position,” Mr Bremmer said.

Make no mistake USA is broke the purpose of the war is for them to make money..


They actually don't care about how many Ukraine people will die.

Remember they say everything is fair in love and war lol.

Uraa Russia.

Russia Ukraine war is just a beginning to the end for ending western hegemony .


Military conflict is just a battle in grand scheme of war .

There is slow but definite push to end dollar as default currency of the world .

Russia is in for long haul ,they might be in Ukraine for decade atleast ,

We all know who is prolonging this war. This war should have stopped long time but because we have greedy nations and people that love power, the war is still on. How do you expect Russia to sleep at night with the enemy in the backyard??��‍♂️ There's always nations that think they own the world�

. The solution is easy... stop messing with Russia's security. Go play elsewhere not close to Russia.

And not even the media propaganda against Russia will change how everyone else looks at Russia. Stay away from Soviet Union, it's that simple. ��‍♂️....

We are not even condemning Russia,rather we're applauding Russsia for fighting the real enemy behind the war..

EKONGKING:
Russia Ukraine war is just a beginning to the end for ending western hegemony .


Military conflict is just a battle in grand scheme of war .

There is slow but definite push to end dollar as default currency of the world .

Russia is in for long haul ,they might be in Ukraine for decade atleast ,

Mumu That Divert Frm His Country Politic

Otobong3374:
Mumu That Divert Frm His Country Politic

Make your point without insult we all have different ways of calculating life.

Kingsnairaland:


Make your point without insult we all have different ways of calculating life.

Not everyone get sense. Some don't have anything to say than to abuse.

Kingsnairaland:


Make your point without insult we all have different ways of calculating life.

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Otobong3374:
Hunger Kill U There

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