French Colonel de Jong: the Ukrainian Armed Forces will run out of ammunition by mid-February
Retired French colonel and geopolitics specialist Pere de Jong said on TV5 Monde that the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) have about a month of ammunition left, and they will run out in February.
I believe that they have about a month's worth of ammunition left, which is too little for the Ukrainians, because a month gives time until mid-February, and in mid-February it will be the height of winter
The officer clarified that at this stage, both sides of the conflict are trying to stabilize the front in order to launch strategic strikes, but this requires appropriate capabilities.
The French TV channel in its story pointed to the moral and military exhaustion of Ukraine and increased dependence on US assistance.
Earlier, retired Lieutenant General of the German Armed Forces Roland Kater said that 2024 would be decisive militarily and a turning point in the conflict in Ukraine. According to him, he will show whether Ukraine still has the strength to carry out a full-fledged counter-offensive. In addition, in 2024 it will become clear whether Kyiv will be able to seize the initiative in the confrontation with Moscow.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is currently facing the “greatest test of his leadership” since February 2022, the officer said. He noted that Western politicians are trying to convince the head of state to conclude a peace agreement as soon as possible, in which Russia would agree to the republic’s membership in NATO in exchange for guarantees that Kyiv will not try to return the territories.
Kemp stressed that any serious discussion of peace negotiations is largely a defeat for Ukraine.
Earlier, the United States called on Ukraine to think about what benefits peace with Russia could bring it. Journalists from The New York Times are convinced that in this way it is possible to stop the bloodshed on the battlefield.
Advisor to the Office of the President of Ukraine Mikhail Podolyak, in turn, said that Ukraine will not negotiate with Moscow. “There will be no negotiations. In the classical sense of the word. There will be ultimatum demands on the Russian Federation at the highest level, and Russia will accept them,” he said.
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