Russia's war in Ukraine "going to be a long slog" America's top General warns
The top of the US military top brass testified in Congress earlier on Thursday and the head figure of General Mark Milley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, had grim warnings for the millions desperately hoping Russian president Vladimir Putin sees sense and stop the attack on Ukraine.
“Ideally, Putin decides to cease fire, stops his aggression, and there’s some sort of diplomatic intervention, but right now that doesn’t look like it’s on the immediate horizon. It’s going to be a long slog,” Milley told the US Senate armed services committee in a hearing in Washington, DC.
... regional leaders are begging remaining residents in the eastern Dumbass region of Ukraine to leave while they have a “last chance” before an expected renewed Russian offensive, Milley added his voice to warnings.
US defence secretary Lloyd Austin said that Moscow has, essentially, stopped taking Washington’s calls on military matters and there had been no dialogue between the two countries since mid-February.
“We’ve not been very successful because the Russians have not responded,” Austin said, declaring himself disappointed at the situation.
But he added: “Based upon what they’ve done, nothing surprises me. And it doesn’t mean that we’ll stop reaching out to engage them
Austin chimed with Milley on grim prospects for the south-east of Ukraine at this point.
But he asserted that Russian president Vladimir Putin has given up on capturing the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
“Putin thought that he could very rapidly take over the country of Ukraine, very rapidly capture this capital city, he was wrong,” Austin said.
He added: “Putin has probably has given up on that.”