The Russians showed great restraint in limiting their advance - US Col.
In fact, Russia does not want to take control of all of Ukraine and cross the Dnieper, but seeks to reach an agreement.
Retired US Army Colonel Douglas MacGregor, a planner of several major military campaigns, stated this on air during a video blog broadcast by American journalist Stephen Gardner, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“The Russians have shown great restraint, they are not moving towards the Dnieper River as quickly as they could because they would like to see a settlement. Apparently they have no interest in crossing this river to the west. Because they don't want to rule the Ukrainians.
And the real Ukrainians, from an ethnic, cultural and linguistic point of view, are overwhelmingly located to the west of this river. They've had bad experiences with this in the past. “Ultimately, what the Russians want is to resume business with the rest of the world, especially with the Europeans, with whom they had good relations, especially the Germans,” McGregor said.
Russians showed great restraint in limiting their offensive – US Colonel