Gen. Mark A. Milley
Zero Hedge: No Military Winner Likely In Ukraine Conflict, Will End In Future Negotiations: Gen. Milley
Coming off of meetings in Brussels this week with NATO military partners, Joint Chiefs chairman Mark Milley was interviewed by the Financial Times, discussing his vision for the potential end-game in Ukraine, as well as recent reports of weapons and ammo stockpiles in the West being fast depleted while arming Kiev. In his view, neither side is likely to prevail, in what will be a protracted conflict eventually ending in negotiations.
“It will be almost impossible for the Russians to achieve their political objectives by military means,” Milley asserted. “It is unlikely that Russia is going to overrun Ukraine. It’s just not going to happen.” But he also conceded that it will be “very, very difficult for Ukraine this year to kick the Russians out of every inch” of territory now captured and controlled by Kremlin forces.
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WNU Editor: Good point (see tweet below).
Wow, that’s the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff admitting Ukraine won’t win.
Kind of begs the question why they torpedoed the negotiations early last year, as per the Naftali Bennett revelations. We might arrive at roughly the same result with countless deaths on top. https://t.co/3rALmuFu0i
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) February 16, 2023