Former CIA Director "President Putin's plan cannot be achieved"

Former CIA Director Petreas of the United States said in an interview with NHK that President Putin was "surprisingly stagnant" about the Russian troops that invaded Ukraine, and the president's plan to seize Ukraine military and politically. Showed the view that could not be achieved.

"Russian troops are surprisingly stagnant."

After the terrorist attacks of 2001, David Petreas served as local commander in two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he led 150,000 US troops and international troops.

In an interview with NHK on the 18th, Mr. Petreas said about the Russian troops that invaded Ukraine, "It is surprisingly sluggish. Infantry troops and tanks, cannons, attack helicopters, etc. are not operated in an integrated manner and are disjointed. He pointed out that "many of them are weapons that cannot be guided precisely, and they are also indiscriminately attacking civilian facilities."

In addition, Mr. Petreas said that the number of casualties on the Russian side has increased due to the resistance of the Ukrainian army, which is also supported by the West, and that there are also war dead at the commander level, "Soldiers surrender or escape on a small scale. Will appear. "

"President Putin's political goal is to replace President Zelensky, but Mr. Zelensky remains in the capital Kyiv and continues to inspire the army, which is difficult to achieve," he said, making Ukraine military and political. President Putin's intention to take control of the situation was "clearly unachievable."

"Providing an exit at a level that does not give President Putin a victory"

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Regarding the outlook for future battles, he said, "The most likely thing is that fierce battles will continue and it will be a stalemate." He pointed out the possibility of prolongation.

On the other hand, he also mentioned the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine for a ceasefire, saying, "It is important to get results through negotiations. The result is a ceasefire, and the withdrawal of Russian troops."

And on how to bring things to a close, Petreas said, "We're going to put maximum financial and economic pressure on Putin and his key aides. But we have to be aware that Putin is'already. Don't hunt down to the point that you have nothing to lose. ”Because of the potential use of weapons of mass destruction, we must consider providing him with an exit at a non-winning level.” I emphasized.