Posted on 11/16/2022 4:46:13 PM PST by marcusmaximus
Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Mark Milley urged Kyiv and Moscow to find a "political solution" as the winter months loom, warning that the chances of a total military victory was "unlikely."
"You want to negotiate from a position of strength. Russia right now is on its back," Milley told reporters following the 7th session of the Ukraine Contact Group. "The probability of Russia achieving its strategic objectives of conquering Ukraine…is close to zero."
But he also warned that Russia’s ability to pull more men into its ranks despite substantial losses and the fact that it still occupies roughly 20 percent of Ukraine meant the war would not end any time soon.
"Now Ukraine has had great success," he continued referring to recent gains in Kharkiv and Kherson. "But Kherson and Kharkiv are relatively small.
"So in terms of probability, the probability of a Ukrainian military victory, defined as kicking the Russians out of all of Ukraine, to include what they claim is Crimea…is not high, militarily," he added.
Milley made headlines last week when he suggested peace talks could begin between Kyiv and Moscow after Ukraine’s armed forces saw another major success when Russian withdrew from Kherson.
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That's a lie propagated by a pro-Kremlin blogger on Putin's payroll. No such thing happened.
Any crappy treaty with Russia means they will arm up and attack Ukraine again with 5 years. Russian are barbaric, so will not honor treaties. They are part Mongolian and the ones that are not, have absorbed the Mongolian mentality.
All Russian promises turn into lies when expedient. Putin had a great deal with Europe, selling them gas and oil. Russia got rich, oligarchs became billionaires, and the average standard of living went up. But for barbarians and egomaniacs (Putin) this is not enough.
Uktaine cast a yes vote that signs onto paleostines attempts to deligitimise Jewish connections to Judea and Samaria and therefore posing a threat to Israel’s very existence. screw Ukraine
the same felcher what said Kyiv would fall in 3days... ESAD
Milley is an idiot, Ukraine is hardly in a position of strength. The USA/NATO is WWIII and this little bit of posturing fools nobody.
Crimea tonight! Boom! LOL!
Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces are pushing Russia’s idiot army deeper and deeper south into Crimea. This army cannot be resupplied due to the Kerch Bridge being knocked out. And it will be knocked out again when it is almost repaired.
One of Trump’s biggest disasters was appointing Gen. Milley to the position of Chairman of Joints Chiefs of Staff
Another Milley flashback:
Milley apologizes for taking part in Trump church walk: ‘I should not have been there’
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/milley-apologizes-taking-part-trump-church-walk/story?id=71195023
Since you use the direct article in your description of Ukraine, that suggests you are one of those anti-Ukraine FReepers who do not recognize or accept that Ukraine is an independent and sovereign nation, but rather is wholly a part of Russia.
“Crimea tonight! Boom! LOL!”
In a few months, Kerch Bridge will go boom again. Killing the Kerch Bridge railway line kills supplies going into Crimea. Particularly military supplies and fuels. Putin is the stupidest Tsar Russia ever had.
Crimea depends on fresh water coming from up north via a canal. Ukrainians can cut this off at any time. BTW 3 million live in Crimea.
Their money laundering unit tanked?
Milley Flashback 2021
Gen. Milley Defends His Call To A Chinese General About Trump’s Rhetoric And The U.S.
Gen. Mark Milley says he was conducting the duties of his office — not circumventing presidential authority — when he spoke to his Chinese counterpart shortly before last year’s election, according to a statement the Pentagon issued Wednesday.
https://www.npr.org/2021/09/15/1037454733/milley-defends-call-to-chinese-general-about-trump
Silly Milley, another embarrassment for the United States, should resign or at least keep his mouth shut until he is no longer in office.
GOP took control of the house.
C’mon, you know that only a small percentage of that money went to the Ukraine or was even intended to go. Those were cash grabs they couldn’t get approved by other means.
Biden had to pretend he was against Putin even though he was not. Since Putin’s Army can’t get the job done Biden is going to have to rescue him diplomatically.
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