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ukraine can’t win our war with Russia And peace terms must be negotiated with the Kremlin, according to Britain’s most senior military officer.
Field Marshal Lord Richards said that Kyiv will not be able to drive Vladimir Putinsoldiers out ukraine without the help of nato Forces – which will not be involved on the ground.
Lord Richards, who was promoted to the most senior “five-star” rank of the UK military earlier this year and led nato During its military surge in Afghanistan the military said Ukraine’s allies had failed Kiev.
“What we have done in the case of Ukraine is encourage Ukraine to fight, but not give them the means to win,” East said. Chief of Defense Staff told The Independent’s podcast A world of trouble.
Considering the chances of success against Ukraine RussiaHe said: “My view is that they will not win.”
“Couldn’t win even with the right resources?” he was asked.
“No,” he replied.
and pressed by IndependentHe was asked: “Even with the right resources?”
“No, they don’t have the manpower,” the former commando said.
After this the Field Marshal intervened Volodymyr Zelensky flew to Washington DC to meet donald trump Trying to convince Ukraine to supply Tomahawk cruise missiles.
The war with Russia has been going on for over three years now, with each side making steady gains as the conflict is increasingly played out through drone warfare.
But Zelensky plans to put pressure on Trump It appears to have been failed By Vladimir PutinWho spoke to the US President a few hours before the meeting at the White House with the Ukrainian leader.
At the packed press conference, Trump appeared reluctant to give up US weapons, while maintaining a cordial tone with Zelensky – acknowledging that things were a far cry from where they were in February. The US President stressed his country’s need to maintain reserves.
Zelensky said little other than politely suggesting that Ukraine could offer its drone technology in an exchange agreement. Trump seemed open to the idea.
Coming away from the summit, Zelensky said Trump had not said “no” to the idea of Tomahawks – but, for today, he didn’t say “yes” either.
In his first long podcast interview, Lord Richards, the only British officer to command large-scale US troops in combat since 1945, said the outlook for Ukraine was not good.
He added, “Unless we had to go along with them – which we wouldn’t because Ukraine is not an existential issue for us. It clearly is for the Russians.” world of trouble,
“We have decided that because this is not an existential issue, we will not go to war. You could argue that we are – and I absolutely accept this – in some kind of hybrid war. [with Russia]But this is not like a firing war in which our soldiers are dying in large numbers.
“Despite our fascination with what he has achieved and our genuine affection for so many Ukrainians, I am still of this school of thought that says this is not in our vital national interests.
“My instinct is that the best Ukraine can do, and you’re already looking at President Zelensky, who is an inspirational leader…the best they can do is kind of draw the score.”
Lord Richards’ pessimistic assessment contradicts recent statements trump Joe changed his view of Ukraine from insisting that Kiev has no cards – to saying that Putin can’t win.
“I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight all of Ukraine and bring it back to its original form,” Trump wrote on social media. “With time, patience and the financial support of Europe and especially NATO, the original borders from which this war began are an alternative.
“Russia has been aimlessly waging for three and a half years a war that should have taken a real military power less than a week to win. This is not isolating Russia. In fact, it is making them look like ‘paper tigers.'”
Trump has regularly changed his stance on Ukraine, first cutting military aid to Kiev altogether, forcing a painful minerals-weapons deal on Kiev and reducing US help to mere intelligence feeds.
This week he again appeared to be caving in behind Putin – Kremlin supporters led by Viktor Orban agreed to a summit with the Russian leader in Hungary, but without Zelensky in attendance.
He blamed this on the fact that Putin and Zelensky “don’t get along very well” and described himself as a “mediator” president.
Trump made repeated efforts to secure a ceasefire and even invited Putin to Alaska for a summit in August, which ended in American humiliation.
Lord Richards, who led Britain’s interventions in Sierra Leone and East Timor as a brigadier and later argued against Britain’s role in the US-led invasion of Iraq, supported former US General Mark Milley, who suggested in November 2022 that Ukraine should negotiate with Russia.
In an extensive interview about his military career, the Field Marshal revealed that although he had had an illustrious career, he had at times faced foul play from the “establishment” and was often at odds with his military and political masters.
As a major general and deputy chief of staff of the army under General Sir Mike Jackson, he said it was clear to him that Tony Blair’s government was lying about its claims that Saddam Hussein was developing nuclear weapons in Iraq.
Along with other senior officials, he questioned the legality of Britain’s decision to join US forces in the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Before the British joined the invasion, Blair presented an intelligence document to Parliament claiming that the Iraqi dictator was developing nuclear weapons.
Ridiculed as a “dubious document” for its unfounded claims, it created fear among senior officials at the time who had access to actual intelligence.
Lord Richards said, “I and others encouraged the Chief of the Defense Staff to ask whether this is legal and what is the basis for this intelligence.”
“I remember an officer – who I won’t name but was in the intelligence department – saying, ‘Don’t worry. We’ll find something.’ Yes, don’t worry. We’ll find out something about that. We would justify what we were doing.
“I went back to Mike Jackson to say, ‘This stinks.'”