Former US Ambassador to NATO: Conflict in Ukraine will end in the first half of 2024
(Baonghean.vn) - According to Ria Novosti, former US Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder in an article in Politico commented that Ukraine is at risk of failure and the conflict with Russia will end in the first half of 2024.
Europe has neither the reserves nor the production capacity to make up for the current shortage of weapons, said the former US ambassador to NATO. Daalder noted that Ukraine would clearly suffer the consequences of such a shortage. Therefore, the ability to hold a frontline of more than 1,000 km and defend against Russian missile attacks depends heavily on the continued support of the US and other Western allies.
Politico added that Donald Trump could be nominated as the Republican candidate to run for the election as early as late January 2024. And Republicans on Capitol Hill would then agree with their presidential candidate to stop aid to Ukraine.
Meanwhile, on January 2, the Ukrainian Air Force Command issued a nationwide alert, calling on all citizens to seek shelter and not ignore the warning, after detecting 20 Russian Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3 strategic bombers taking off to launch missiles.
The Ukrainian military said the 16 Tu-95MS took off from the Olenya base in the north and Engels in the south, while the four Tu-22M3 bombers took off from the Shaikovka airfield near the Belarusian border.
After the air defense alarm, more than 10 loud explosions were heard in the capital Kiev, causing many buildings in the central area to shake./.
