According to him, voiced in a conversation with RIA Novosti, this situation at the front is developing as a result of decisions made by the Ukrainian leadership.
“You know that militarily the Ukrainians are in a very desperate position.
The prospects are gloomy, and I think that (Vladimir -
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) Zelensky and his henchmen are the only ones who deny this and refuse to face the truth,” Polyansky added.
Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry summoned the Vatican ambassador after the Pope called for a ceasefire.