{"id":122265,"date":"2023-12-16T19:49:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T19:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=122265"},"modified":"2023-12-16T19:49:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T19:49:09","slug":"ukraine-warned-odds-stacked-against-you-as-putin-prepares-final-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/ukraine-warned-odds-stacked-against-you-as-putin-prepares-final-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine warned odds stacked against you as Putin prepares final plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/Vladimir-Putin-game-5119237.jpg?r=1702754635805\"><\/p>\n<p>Victory for Ukraine is looking far from assured two years into its bloody war with Russia, a former jet pilot warns.<\/p>\n<p>The bleak assessment comes at a difficult time for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.<\/p>\n<p>Kyiv is being supplied with aid and arms from its European allies, but the flow has slowed to a trickle just as it becomes ever clearer that it would take a deluge to turn its war against Russia around.<\/p>\n<p>Hungary remains a thorn in the country&#8217;s side, vetoing 50 billion euros ($54.5 billion) of European Union funding to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, President Joe Biden\u2019s proposed $61bn (\u00a348bn) package for Ukraine is being held up in Congress by the Republican leadership.<\/p>\n<p>All this squabbling is playing directly into Vladimir Putin&#8217;s hands, claims retired Air Vice-Marshal Sean Bell.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Read more <\/strong> <strong>Chilling reality of war faced by Ukrainian soldiers as troops massacred[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/ukraine-defences-5119243.jpg?r=1702754635872\"><\/p>\n<p>As he explains, Russia&#8217;s advantage on the battlefield is becoming ever clearer: &#8220;Russia is the Goliath to Ukraine&#8217;s David. And, whilst they&#8217;ve [Ukraine] has done an amazing job of holding out, they don&#8217;t have an air force. They don&#8217;t have air power. They&#8217;re not a member of NATO. They have a lot of issues stacked against them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s more, Ukraine has failed to make significant gains on the battlefront, he lamented.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Russia has pretty extensive defensive lines: three layers of ditches, dragon&#8217;s teeth and minefields, which, despite the Ukrainians moving about 15km through them, has still not proven enough to make a breakthrough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Hamas attack on Israel put to pupils as debate topic sparking school probe[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Watch dramatic moment Ukraine councillor throws explosive into meeting[INSIGHT] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Ukraine poised to &#8216;rise from the ashes&#8217; and crush Putin in one key move[BREAKING] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/Victor-Orban-5119247.jpg?r=1702754635931\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Bell continued: &#8220;So the harsh reality of war is that, although they&#8217;ve done a fantastic job, the odds are stacked against them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To make matters worse, Uncle Sam may soon turn the taps off, warns the retired Air Vice-Marshal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If there is a change of administration in America, who knows what that will bring? But it doesn&#8217;t look like it will be helpful for Ukraine. And, therefore, Putin will be playing the long game,&#8221; Bell added.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Putin already seems to be seizing on Ukraine&#8217;s precarious position.<\/p>\n<p>Hours after Hungary vetoed the latest EU package, Ukraine reported dozens of attempted drone attacks in the past day.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s air force said Saturday that Ukrainian air defence had shot down 30 out of 31 drones launched overnight against 11 regions of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Russia also said on Friday evening that it had thwarted a series of Ukrainian drone attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Russian anti-aircraft units destroyed 32 Ukrainian drones over the Crimean Peninsula, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Telegram.<\/p>\n<p>Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, a move that most of the world considered illegal, and has used it as a staging and supply point during the war.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/1846416\/vladimir-putin-russia-ukraine-war-president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Victory for Ukraine is looking far from assured two years into its bloody war with Russia, a former jet pilot warns. 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