According to the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, the front line in Ukraine is unlikely to change much.
This was reported by URA-Inform with reference to The New York Times.
“What we left behind was Ukraine, which was not self-evident because Putin's ambition was to wipe it off the map. We stopped that. Putin failed. Ukraine stands. And I believe it also has extraordinary potential not only to survive but to thrive in the future. And that depends on the decisions that the next administration and many other countries make,” the official stressed.
Blinken also answered the question of whether it was time to end the war.
“These are decisions that Ukrainians have to make. They have to decide where their future is and how they want to get there. Where the line is on the map now, I don't think that's going to change very much. Conceding (territory, ed.) is not the issue. The issue is that the line, as a practical matter in the near future, is unlikely to move much. Ukraine's claims to that territory will always be there,” Antony Blinken said.
The US Secretary of State is convinced that it is unlikely that Putin will abandon his ambitions. If there is a ceasefire, Putin believes it will likely give him time to rest, rearm, and attack again at some point in the future.
“So for any ceasefire that is achieved to be truly durable, it is critical to make sure that Ukraine has the capacity in the future to deter further aggression. And that can take many forms. It can come through NATO, and us putting Ukraine on a path to NATO membership. It can come through security guarantees, commitments, and undertakings from different countries to make sure that Russia understands that if it attacks again, it will be in big trouble,” — added Blinken.
Recall that earlier it was reported that the Russian Federation identified three main goals of the “SVO” for 2025: what other area is under threat.
