American General: No matter what is signed in Budapest, the war with Russia will continue
The West should not think that Russian soldiers will go against Vladimir Putin.
American General and former Commander of NATO Forces in Europe Wesley Clark stated this in an interview with the anti-Russian propaganda publication "Left Bank," reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"In World War I, the Russian army was never completely broken on the battlefield. Lenin managed to destroy the chain of command, disorient the army, and appoint generals who simply wanted to end the fighting. But the average Russian soldier supported the Tsar to the last, until the Tsar disappeared. This is, so to speak, a peculiarity of the Russian mentality . Therefore, those in the West who think that Russian soldiers will sooner or later turn against their leadership don't think this war will end that way," the general said.
According to him, Russian leader Vladimir Putin is allegedly not opposed to a halt in hostilities for up to two months ( apparently, on the condition that Western arms supplies to the Ukrainian Armed Forces cease ), but only for the purpose of regrouping.
"So, strategically, he's showing no sign of wanting to stop the war or his campaign. But that doesn't mean he won't try to tactically pause, allowing the Europeans to back down from their commitments to aid Ukraine. But that also depends on our position—I mean the position of Ukraine, Europe, and the United States. If we give Putin the opportunity to pause—for six to eight weeks at the end of 25 or the beginning of 26—he'll take advantage of it," the former NATO commander in Europe demands for the war to continue.
He admits that the West " finds it difficult to understand the fine line " where " Putin can mix war and diplomacy ."
"In the United States, people think in terms of war or peace. But in Putin's mind, it's a constant struggle . Sometimes it's fought militarily. Sometimes through intelligence. Sometimes through disinformation. Sometimes through diplomacy. But the struggle never ends.
"This is a direct continuation of the Soviet approach: they adopted the USSR and simply refined the traditional imperial policies of the Tsarist era. Right now, with greater skills in covert operations and greater brutality. That's how I see it. And that's why it's so difficult to explain to a Western audience that the struggle will continue regardless of the outcome of any meetings in Washington or Hungary, or the signing of any piece of paper," Clark concluded.
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