Politico: War in Ukraine could last ‘decades,’ ex-Russian leader says
No end in sight, Dmitry Medvedev reckons.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who regularly makes blunt remarks about the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine, said Friday that the conflict was likely to drag on for years.
“This conflict is for a very long time. It’s all for decades, probably,” said Medvedev, who is now the deputy head of the Russian Security Council — directly under Russian President Vladimir Putin — during a visit to Vietnam, according to Russian state-owned newswire RIA Novosti.
“As long as there is such power [in Kyiv], there will be, say, three years of cease-fire, two years of conflict, and then everything will happen again,” he added.
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Update #1: Kiev regime must cease to exist – ex-Russian president (RT)
Update #2: Russia's Medvedev: Ukraine conflict may last for decades, no talks with Zelenskiy (Reuters)
WNU Editor: Russia has a history of fighting long wars within what it perceives as its territory. When the Soviet Union was formed some of its internal wars lasted for years with the last one ending in the early 1930s. And in recent times one has to look only at Chechnya. The Chechen war was actually two wars with the last one lasting 9 years. It only ended when the Chechen leadership were either killed or driven out.
Will The war in Ukraine last for decades? I doubt it.
But if it should continue for a few more years what will be left of Ukraine will not only be a shell of its former self with the resource rich eastern part of the country under Russian control. And as for the people of Ukraine who remain under the authority of Kyiv, only a fraction of its original population will remain, with the majority leaving for the simple reason that they do not want to be economically and politically beholden to Western governments, banks, and financial institutions for debts that will take generations to pay-off.
All wars eventually end. Medvedev just told the Ukrainians the obvious on what will happen if it continues.