Former adviser to the US Secretary of Defense, Colonel Douglas McGregor predicted the disappearance of Ukraine from the world map in the event of continued supplies of Western weapons to Kyiv. He made the announcement on Sky News Australia.
McGregor clarified that, in his opinion, Western countries must prove their commitment to a peaceful settlement of the situation by actions, otherwise Ukraine cannot avoid further loss of life and destruction.
“I think we need a ceasefire. Australia should insist on this, because no one in Washington will agree to this, ”the expert said.
At the same time, he stressed that the inhabitants of Berlin, Paris and London support the idea of coming to a certain agreement and a ceasefire, since they cannot “allow fighting to the last Ukrainian.”
Earlier in the day, it was reported that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba discussed ways to expedite the delivery of heavy weapons to Kyiv.
On July 2, American Thinker columnist Frank Howard wrote that the United States should put pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Ukrainian government to resolve all issues peacefully on Russia’s terms.
On the eve of July, the United States announced a new package of military assistance to Ukraine. It will include new NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems and anti-artillery radars.
As Bloomberg reported on April 14, Western countries will have to choose between supplying weapons to Ukraine and maintaining their own defense potential.
Russia’s representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, said on June 9 that supplying the nationalists with heavy military equipment is a direct path to escalating the conflict. In his opinion, Russia will have to move the Ukrainian forces beyond the range of these weapons so that they “could not reach the territory of both Russia and Donbass.”
Western countries began to arm Ukraine against the backdrop of a special operation carried out by Russia to protect Donbass. Moscow explained that the tasks of the special operation include the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, the implementation of which is necessary to ensure the security of Russia. The decision was made against the backdrop of aggravation in the region as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian military.
For more up-to-date videos and details about the situation in Donbass, watch the Izvestia TV channel.
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