The prospect of war in Ukraine is worrying, and Russians threaten the West with nuclear weapons

[New Sancai Compilation First Edition] Former CIA analyst Fred Fleitz told Newsmax media on February 18 that Ukraine "could lose" the war with Russia, so Republicans in the U.S. Congress There was hesitation in approving more funding, wanting a plan for how the war would end and what the money would accomplish. However, Russian sources have warned the West that if Moscow is forced to give up the territory it occupies in Ukraine, it will launch nuclear weapons at Washington and other Western capitals.

"The war eventually devolved into a war of attrition and reached a stalemate in late 2022," Flatts told "Wake Up America Weekend." "We were told that Ukrainian forces would launch a counteroffensive in 2023 to turn the tide. But that didn't happen."

"It's losing ground now, and a lot of Republicans are saying, you know, we want to stand with Ukraine, but we want to know what this money will do."

If this is going to be a war of attrition, "Ukraine may lose this war," he said. "Its population is much smaller than Russia's. It's facing a troop shortage... Are we just killing a generation of Ukrainian soldiers?"

Rebekah Koffler, a former DIA intelligence officer and author of "The Putin Playbook: Russia's Secret Plan to Defeat America," also appeared on the show to warn Russia of taking over Avdiev this weekend The card was a "tactical victory."

"More importantly, strategically speaking, Ukraine has no path to military victory because there is a disproportionate military and economic imbalance between Russia and Ukraine that favors Russia," she said. "There's a reason the Pentagon views Russia as a close competitor to the United States and has spent 20 years preparing for this war."

Kovler added that while Ukraine "never really had a chance," President Biden never really gave it the right weapons to win but simply wanted to "send a signal that he was on to something."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told allies at the Munich Security Conference on February 17 that Ukraine's "artificial lack" of weapons in the war with Russia may give Russia breathing room.

Zelensky said Ukrainian commanders decided to withdraw from the besieged city of Avdievka due to a "human sea" attack by Russian troops. "The Ukrainians have proven that we can force Russia to retreat. We can take back our land and Putin can fail. This has happened more than once on the battlefield," Zelensky said.

Zelensky said: "Dear friends, it is unfortunate that Ukraine has been left with an artificial shortage of weapons, especially artillery and long-range capabilities, which has allowed Putin to adapt to the current intensity of the war." "As time goes by, Over time, democratic self-undermining undermines our collective gains. We are simply waiting for the weapons we lack. That is why our weapons today are our soldiers, our people.”

According to the "Daily Mail" report on February 18, Dmitry Medvedev, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, warned that if Moscow is forced to give up the territory it occupies in Ukraine, it will turn to Washington and other Western capitals launching nuclear weapons.

"Trying to return Russia to the borders of 1991 (when the Soviet Union collapsed) will only lead to one thing: a global war with the West using the entire strategic arsenal of our country - in Kiev (Ukraine), Berlin, London, Washington. "Said Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, which controls the war in Ukraine. He emphasized that "the West should not think that under such circumstances, the Russian leadership will press the nuclear button with a 'trembling hand'."

(Compiled by: Wang Jimin)

(Editor: Jiang Qiming)

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