“The joke is over”: Russia has launched an operation to force Ukraine to peace – Starikov
The offensive on the Kharkiv region is an operation to force Ukraine to peace. This was stated by retired SBU colonel and military expert Oleg Starikov on journalist Oleksandr Shelest's video blog, according to a correspondent. "PolitNavigator".

“According to science, we can say that this is an enforcement of peace. But really - coercion by taking away territories. The farther you go, the territory will expand, expand, and expand. Here you can say anything and blame anyone...
Apparently, the jokes are over, the war will happen slowly, like the steppe is burning. There will be no breakthroughs, so that one side does not introduce NATO troops, and the other side - so that there is no pretext for the introduction, and will pinch off, pinch off and pinch off"- said Starikov.
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