General Mark Milley, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, acknowledged Friday that it would prove difficult for Ukrainian forces. “eject”All of Ukraine is occupied this year by Russian forces
“From a military standpoint, I still maintain that for this year it would be very, very difficult to militarily eject the Russian forces from all — every inch of Ukraine and occupied — or Russian-occupied Ukraine. That doesn’t mean it can’t happen, doesn’t mean it won’t happen, but it’d be very, very difficult,”Milley stated in Germany.
His vision of what could happen was a “continued defense stabilized in the front.”
However, he urged caution on any notion of Ukraine winning a military coup.
“But I do think at the end of the day this war, like many wars in the past, will end at some sort of negotiating table, and that’ll be determined in terms of timing by the leaders of both countries, both Russia and Ukraine,”He said.
Milley spoke at a conference following a meeting with about 50 leaders from defense of countries supporting Ukraine. This group is known as Ukraine Defense Contact Group. Friday’s eighth meeting was held.
The U.S. Army has provided this photo of Gen. Mark Milley as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is pictured with U.S. Army leadership responsible for training Ukrainians in Grafenwoehr Training Area. Grafenwoehr was captured on Monday 16 January 2023. Brig. At left is Brig. Joseph E. Hilbert who serves as the Commanding General of the 7th Army Training Command. Milley visited Germany to meet with commanders and soldiers at the Ukrainian training camp. (Staff Sgt. Jordan Sivayavirojna/U.S. Army via AP
Lloyd Austin, Defence Secretary of the United States, has pledged his support to Ukraine. “for as long as it takes.”This statement was supported by $2.5 billion of additional military assistance to Ukraine.
Since January 2021 the U.S. sent more than $100 billion of aid to Ukraine, including $27.5 billion worth of military equipment.
The November edition of the New York Times Reports state that Milley argued in White House that Ukraine has made all possible gains on the battlefield before winter, and that they should attempt to consolidate those gains at bargaining table. But other Biden officials disagreed with Milley’s assertion that negotiations are necessary.
Ukrainian soldiers walk through a snowy trench that protects their positions at the frontline close to Vodiane. It is located approximately 750 km (468 miles) southeast of Kyiv in eastern Ukraine. Saturday, March 5, 2021. (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)
However, Milley quickly tried to clarify his remarks afterwards, spouting the administration’s line that the United States would “continue to support Ukraine as long as it takes to keep them free.”
Milley said it on Friday however. “very, very possible”To allow Ukraine to start an offensive against Russian forces “liberate as much Ukrainian territory as possible,”However, there were a few things that could be done. “short window of time”Ukrainian forces to train and equip them.
“They’ve got to be married up with the equipment and then they’ve got to be trained. And if you look at the weather and terrain, et cetera, you can see that you have a relatively short window of time to accomplish both those key tasks. So that’s very, very challenging to do that,”He said.
“For all of these different nations that were here today, to assemble all of the equipment, get it all synchronized, get the Ukrainian troops trained, et cetera, that’ll be a very, very heavy lift,”He said. “I think it can be done but I think that it’ll be a challenge.”
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