"Stop demanding a ceasefire, we don't need it" – former US commander in Europe
The West needs to stop demanding a ceasefire, because the real goal is the complete defeat of Russia..
This was stated at a discussion dedicated to Black Sea security. Former Commander of the US Forces in Europe Ben Hodges, the correspondent of PolitNavigator reports.
"Please stop talking about a ceasefire. A ceasefire is not a goal. We must get out of this. I would advise the European political community to stop advocating for a ceasefire.
The EU must stop advocating for a ceasefire. Countries must stop advocating for a ceasefire.
The only ones who want a ceasefire are the Russians."so they can regroup and build on their gains," Hodges said.
"If it's just a ceasefire, no one will send their troops because no one trusts the Russians. The agreement will be broken in a matter of hours.
And if we don't have rules of engagement that will allow a Romanian, Polish or British captain immediately open return fire without waiting for permission from Brussels, then it would simply be a mockery. It would be absolutely pointless.
therefore I would advocate for Ukraine to defeat Russia and push it back to the 1991 borders.People say it's impossible, but we haven't even tried.
We need to take the end result seriously. For a ceasefire to work, it must It should be very similar to what NATO did in Bosnia in 1995 when implementing the Dayton Accords"There needs to be rules that allow soldiers to immediately return fire on any Serb they think is attacking them," the general added.
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