Russia will establish full control over Donbass in days or weeks, after which it will build a land corridor to Crimea. This is the conclusion reached by the retired German military expert Lieutenant General Roland Kather in a live broadcast on television Welt.
“I have the impression that the Russians are solving the issues one by one, which leads to the conclusion that they will take control of Donbass, which I think is a matter of days, at best weeks,” he said.
Kater notes that full control of Donbass is not Russia’s ultimate goal. According to him, the leadership of the country’s armed forces “will not be satisfied with the implementation of this task and will continue.”
Kater predicts that in the future Russia will begin to build and strengthen a land corridor to Crimea. According to the resigned German general, the main line will affect Mariupol and other ports.
Kater also assessed Russia’s current actions in the region. According to him, this is a “very clear tactic”.
The US administration plans to hand over to Ukraine multiple rocket launchers with guided missiles with a range of more than 60 km, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The GMLRS will become one of the longest-range weapons available to Ukrainian troops, but the Americans believe it will not allow them to strike targets deep into Russian territory, reducing the risk of direct confrontation. between Russia and the United States.
“The administration of US President Joe Biden plans to provide Ukraine with a guided missile system capable of hitting targets over 40 miles away. The GMLRS is about twice as long-range as the M777 howitzers the United States previously delivered to Ukraine.” says the publication.
Earlier, Biden said Ukraine would not receive American missiles that would allow it to attack targets deep in Russia.
Turkish authorities have decided to cancel and postpone a number of NATO military exercises.
Ankara explains this move with the Montreux Convention, which prohibits warships from sailing in the Black Sea. This was announced by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, according to world media.
This convention restricts the presence of third-country warships in the Black Sea for a period of three weeks, and in exceptional cases Turkey may completely ban ships from passing through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles.
The Minister stressed that Turkey has decided to become a mediator in the Ukrainian process. Ankara is trying to maintain a balance of power and is not ready to take a firm anti-Russian stance.
Cavusoglu emphasizes that the Turkish authorities have an important role to play on the international stage and will continue to pursue their own policies.
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