Former US Presidential Advisor John Bolton considers the possibility of a new attack of Russian troops to Kyiv or to Western regions to prevent Ukraine from delivering military assistance from the Western countries. He also emphasized that Putin increases bets, so Ukrainians should prepare for difficult times.
In an interview with Ukrainian TV presenter Vladimir Ostapchuk for the Spotlight Ukraine program on the Espresso television channel, Bolton noted that the new offensive of Russia from the north can occur for two reasons.
“Firstly, Putin and the Kremlin are trying to concentrate on politics and diplomacy in order to split the Western alliance. I think they realize that their military results were bad, and Ukrainian, therefore, Putin now hopes to win the diplomatic means that He cannot win on the battlefield, cracking NATO, as I said, ”Bolton explained.
The ex-adviser also mentioned the replacement of the commander of the Russian troops in Ukraine Sergey Surovikin with the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov.
“Secondly, I would say this to all Ukrainians, a relatively recent decision by Putin to appoint Valery Gerasimov as his new field commander in this war – … This means that there are very difficult times ahead … Putin raises bets, he He puts forward all his chips to the center of the table, he will not be able to dump responsibility for the failure in Ukraine to anyone else, now his regime is on the verge, and he makes it clear that he does not support any settlement. At the moment there are no conditions for settlement by negotiations ” , – Bolton emphasized.