Ukraine should build more realistic scenarios for the end of the war – the president of the Czech Republic

Czech President Petr Pavel, a former NATO general who actively advocates for Ukraine, noted that Kyiv must accept that some territories may remain under Russian control, at least “temporarily.” This is reported by The New York Times, writes UNN.

With Russia-friendly populist leaders such as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán undermining European unity and 19 months of war fatigue “growing everywhere”, Ukraine will need to be realistic about its prospects of regaining the territory it occupied Russia The most likely result of the war will be that part of the Ukrainian territory will temporarily be under Russian occupation,

Pavel predicts that the situation could drag on for years, and the end of the war will probably be somewhere in the middle, with neither side defeated.

As Pavel explained, neither Ukraine nor Russia can count on securing their maximalist goals. For Ukraine, this includes the return of the entire territory, including Crimea. For Russia, this is a demand that Ukraine officially cede lands claimed by Moscow, including four regions that are only partially controlled by Russian forces.

To talk about the defeat of Ukraine or the defeat of Russia – this simply will not happen, so the end will be somewhere in the middle,

Pavel also rejected as “nonsense” the persistent calls of populist leaders such as Orban that Ukraine should immediately ask for peace and stop depleting resources that are better spent on Europe’s internal needs.

However, according to him, Ukrainians should be “realistic about the support they can receive.”

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