“Diplomatic solution with [Krievijas diktatoru Vladimiru] There will be no Putin,” the retired brigadier general said in an interview with Mediengruppe Bayern.
“He may not be irrational as some say, but he is obsessed,” Whitman said.
Putin wants to take revenge and be recognized as a great leader, he added.
Part of the blame for the unconvincing progress of the Ukrainian counteroffensive also lies with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Wittmann said.
“At the beginning of the offensive, we quickly delivered anti-tank missiles and anti-air defense equipment, and today we are still doing a lot for air defense. But there was also an unfortunate delay,” explained the former NATO strategist.
For example, if heavy weapons had been delivered sooner, the Russian army would not have had time to prepare and expand its defense lines, he pointed out.
“If we now stand on the sidelines and criticize that Ukraine has not made enough progress, we have to keep in mind that part of the blame lies with us,” Whitman said.
2023-12-07 22:38:49
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