Top NATO general thinks Russia does not have potential for major breakthrough on battlefield
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Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:50:42 +0200
General Christopher Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, believes that Russia does not currently have the military capability to make a major breakthrough on the front line in Ukraine.
Source Holos Ameryky Voice of America, with reference to Cavoli during a discussion on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, as reported by European Pravda Details Journalists asked Cavoli how the situation on the battlefield might develop in 2025.
In response, he said that he was not worried that Ukraine could suddenly lose.
I dont see the Russian ed.
potential for a massive breakdown or breakthrough.
And thats not a political, but a military judgement.
And its got to do with both sides the effective defences that the Ukrainians have been putting in, but also the difficulty that the Russian side has in generating significant offensive forces to be able to exploit a potential breakthrough, he explained.
Cavoli believes that this year will see many more smallscale offensives.
He stressed that such incremental advances were exhausting for Russia.
Weve seen they are exhausting for Russia.
There is a reason Russia brought thousands and thousands of soldiers from North Korea in to help fight, he said.
Cavoli also expects that there will continue to be tension between a desire to advance and the shortage of manpower on the Russian side.
I think that will define much of the conflict and will push the Russians to use a lot more standoff weapons, as youve seen them increasingly do over the past years, Cavoli concluded.
Background Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke about the possibility of ending the war in 2025.
However, Zelenskyy stressed that for this to happen, Ukraine must receive reliable security guarantees to strengthen its negotiating position with Russia.
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