Ukrainians being prepared for talks with Russia: what to expect

General of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Serhiy Kryvonos said that the Ukrainian authorities are preparing Ukrainians for talks with Russia. On what terms will they be? What “surprise” should we expect? In addition, the military man spoke about the general situation at the front and Ukraine’s prospects for victory. Is it really possible to return Crimea? What is the main problem of the Ukrainian military leadership? What is happening in Zaporizhzhia? What is the main task currently facing Ukraine? Read more about all this in the interview with Yuri Bibik.

Yurii Bibik: Mr. Serhii, I want to ask you about this: you mentioned that we are being slowly prepared for negotiations. Does it really feel that way? Is there really a vision in the President’s Office that we are moving towards negotiations with Russia? What could be the conditions?

Serhii Kryvonos: What worries me more is how this will be presented to Ukrainian society and the international community.

That’s my biggest concern.

I’m very anxious that some of our leaders – it’s hard to call them leaders – won’t have the desire. When they started talking about the counteroffensive, it worried me.

Then, I put some pieces together and understood that they would try to carry out the counteroffensive.

They might achieve or not achieve their goals; the counteroffensive might be disrupted due to information leaks or poor preparation.

To conduct a counteroffensive, certain requirements must be met from both our side and the Russian side. Any military person who studied at a military academy or institute knows this.

So, the counteroffensive might be disrupted, a huge amount of Western equipment might be destroyed, and then they’ll tell the Ukrainian people, “See, we wanted to advance, but the enemy is strong. We need to negotiate.”

They’ll tell the Western partners, “See, we need to do something.”

I really hope my words don’t come true. I would very much like it not to be that way.

But understanding the scum sitting on Pechersk Hills, as they have done many unpleasant things over the past years, I understand that such a scenario is possible.

As an intelligence officer with more than 30 years of experience, I always consider the worst-case scenarios. Experience has shown that, without boasting, my predictions have often come true.

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