In an interview with TSN Television (Ukraine), General Ben Hodges – commander of US forces in Europe predicted that in the next three weeks, Ukraine will “put on top of Russia’s neck” and what Kiev’s partners need to do. then it was time to go ahead and “break” that neck, urgently giving Ukraine everything it asked for.
“If we don’t help, the Russians will start to recover, bring in more ammunition, they will realize what they are doing wrong and find a way to launch a new attack. So now we are here. is in the critical phase of this campaign,” Hodges said.
According to the US general, Ukraine needs to be provided with weapons to intercept long-range missiles, long-range artillery, ships and aircraft capable of deploying cruise missiles.
Referring to Russian President Putin’s plan, Hodges said that it seemed that the Russian leader was expected to seize control of the capital Kyiv just days after launching “special military operation”, although However, things did not go as Mr. Putin expected.
“I think the arrogance of the Russians about their own abilities reflects a mistake in their preparation. The fact that Russian generals died in battle using a cell phone with a Ukrainian SIM card is an example for this arrogance,” said Mr. Bedges.
However, the American general noted that the Russian military still has nuclear weapons, many opportunities and thousands of soldiers.
“Therefore, we must take advantage of this opportunity now so that they can’t resist… There’s no question. The priority is to win, to restore ‘Ukraine’s sovereignty’. This should be the goal of the US and Europe,” said Mr. Bedges.
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