A prime ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned the Ukraine conflict may final for many years, with lengthy durations of combating interspersed by truces, Russia’s RIA information company reported on Thursday.
It mentioned former President Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Putin’s highly effective safety council, had spoken throughout a go to to Vietnam. Medvedev typically makes hard-line feedback and final month described Ukrainian authorities as an an infection.
“This battle will final a really very long time, more than likely a long time,” RIA cited Medvedev as saying.
“So long as there’s such an influence in place, there might be, say, three years of truce, two years of battle, and all the pieces might be repeated,” he continued, reiterating Moscow’s declare that Ukraine is a Nazi state.
In January, Medvedev mentioned if Russia had been defeated it may set off a nuclear conflict.
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