Live text broadcast – short and concise about the most important things of the December 30 Ukrainian war. For ten months now, Ukraine has been heroically defending its land from the invasion of the aggressor.
00:10. Former Defense Minister Artis Pabriks has expressed that he would like to believe that next year will be quite decisive in Russia’s war in Ukraine, when Russia’s and Putin’s hopes of winning Western concessions on support for Ukraine will be dashed.
“I think this break should not happen in the first half of the year, because right now Putin still hopes for the influence of the cold winter, the weakness of the West and the collapse of the Ukrainians. If this does not happen, then we can hope for some changes in the summer,” Pabriks predicted.
From a logical point of view, if the Ukrainians demonstrate sufficient capabilities, then Russia should change its tactics, the ex-minister admitted. At the same time, it cannot be ruled out that Putin’s authoritarian regime acts illogically, and despite the interruption of the war, the regime does not care and the regime continues the war somehow.
Pabriks believes that as the war continues, Russia’s capabilities should decline. “The first half of the year could create a turning point in favor of Ukraine, but there are several prerequisites needed to stop the war and bring the Russians to the negotiating table and allow the Ukrainians to regain sovereignty over all their territories. I know”. To see how events in the kingdom might turn in Russia’s favor, don’t even look at Iran’s support and perhaps China’s partial support, which could be achieved,” Pabriks said.
